The "Lost" Books

Fans of the hit television show Lost are treated to more than just an intriguing story line. The show also features many unique literary references. According to co-creator, executive producer and writer Damon Lindelof, the inclusion of such books is due to "...the fact that we've been influenced by literature in the way we've shaped the show, and it's a nod to that process...We pick the books with a great deal of meticulous thought and specificity and talk about what the thematic implications of picking a certain book are, why we're using it in the scene and what we want to audience to deduce from that choice." (Bradner)

Whether you watch the show or not, you may want to pick up one of these featured titles:

*Watership Down by Richard Adams
*A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
*Lancelot by Walker Percy
*Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
*Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
*The Chosen by Chaim Potok
*Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard

For more info, check out the Oprah Book Club article "Get Lost in Sawyer's Bookshelf," and read the Los Angeles Times piece "The books of 'Lost' and TV-inspired book clubs."

Bradner, Liesl. "The books of 'Lost' and TV-inspired book clubs." Los Angeles Times. 19 March 2009. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/03/literature-lost.html.
Hellstern, Melissa. "Get Lost in Sawyer's Bookshelf." Oprah's Book Club. 24 March 2010. http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Get-in-Sawyers-Bookshelf.