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Lost's Buried Treasures
The hit show Lost is a television phenomenon-and what brings fans back are the layers of clues that mystify and intrigue.
Lost Clues, Secrets and Theories is the first in-depth guide to the hundreds of clues and mysteries embedded in the Lost world. Bestselling Lost experts Lynnette Porter and David Lavery provide an extensive guide to the clues and secrets of the show, detailing the connections between the secrets and anticipating what they will mean for the show's ultimate mystery.
Using this guide, fans can decode new clues and connections while seeking to solve the mystery behind the show. Topics include:
--Geographical clues
--Exploring electromagnetism
--New and old theories
--Musical and other references
--The best online resources
--And much more
Designed for impulse and word-of-mouth purchase, no Lost fan will want to watch an episode without this guide in hand.
Lost Clues, Secrets and Theories is the first in-depth guide to the hundreds of clues and mysteries embedded in the Lost world. Bestselling Lost experts Lynnette Porter and David Lavery provide an extensive guide to the clues and secrets of the show, detailing the connections between the secrets and anticipating what they will mean for the show's ultimate mystery.
Using this guide, fans can decode new clues and connections while seeking to solve the mystery behind the show. Topics include:
--Geographical clues
--Exploring electromagnetism
--New and old theories
--Musical and other references
--The best online resources
--And much more
Designed for impulse and word-of-mouth purchase, no Lost fan will want to watch an episode without this guide in hand.
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376 pages, Paperback
First published November 15, 2007
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August 17, 2026
Great, now I want to watch LOST again
August 14, 2008
This book is dragged down by its poor scholarship (e.g. unattributed quotes) and questionable editorial decisions -- the inclusion of a brief essay on whether or not Lost is science fiction was particularly egregious. Apparently if all the unexplained stuff ends up having a scientific explanation, then it's science fiction; if it has a magical explanation, then it isn't.
Hurting the book the most is a tone that is too enamored with both the show and its fans (some of whom are also the book's authors). This problem is most present, sadly, in what is otherwise the book's best section where it talks about the books, shows and movies that influence Lost. Too many of these essays turn into paragraphs of bashing these earlier works and the viewers unfortunate enough to enjoy them. On the ostensible similarities to Gilligan's Island: "Gilligan's Island can hardly claim to be a true Lost ancestor. Gilligan was always lost at sea, devoid of any direction, never for a moment aspiring to be anything more than silly rubbish. Lost aspires to be suspenseful, mind-blowing, engaging, inventive, and memorable. The islands of Lost and Gilligan are not even in the same archipelago of the imagination," which causes the authors to conclude that today's modern audiences are infinitely more sophisticated than those of the 1960s. Of course, this claim is too facile. What about contemporary hits like Two and a Half Men, and how much of Lost's apparent superiority is simply a reflection of current aesthetics? Isn't there a chance that a different audience would find Lost's constant reliance on big orchestral swells as silly and jarring as we find Gilligan's laugh track?
That said, this book does include some nicely focused summaries of books that the show references. Given the embarrassingly high number of these books that I've never read, that is pretty helpful.
Hurting the book the most is a tone that is too enamored with both the show and its fans (some of whom are also the book's authors). This problem is most present, sadly, in what is otherwise the book's best section where it talks about the books, shows and movies that influence Lost. Too many of these essays turn into paragraphs of bashing these earlier works and the viewers unfortunate enough to enjoy them. On the ostensible similarities to Gilligan's Island: "Gilligan's Island can hardly claim to be a true Lost ancestor. Gilligan was always lost at sea, devoid of any direction, never for a moment aspiring to be anything more than silly rubbish. Lost aspires to be suspenseful, mind-blowing, engaging, inventive, and memorable. The islands of Lost and Gilligan are not even in the same archipelago of the imagination," which causes the authors to conclude that today's modern audiences are infinitely more sophisticated than those of the 1960s. Of course, this claim is too facile. What about contemporary hits like Two and a Half Men, and how much of Lost's apparent superiority is simply a reflection of current aesthetics? Isn't there a chance that a different audience would find Lost's constant reliance on big orchestral swells as silly and jarring as we find Gilligan's laugh track?
That said, this book does include some nicely focused summaries of books that the show references. Given the embarrassingly high number of these books that I've never read, that is pretty helpful.
April 11, 2011
So Lost is over now :( And the ending was rubbish....but the last season was not. But I'm still puzzled. This book was pretty interesting. I never really thought about if the books and songs in the show meant anything. I now have a few more books to put on my wishlist. Some of it was abit dull. The charts I found quiet boring but I'm sure a diehard fan would appreciate them. Word to anyone who might get a bit excited about the Lost video game. DON'T! I brought it and after about 20 mins gave up.
The book I'm reading is called Lost's Buried Treasures but the ISBN brings up this book which has the same cover and information, just for some reason has a different name.
The book I'm reading is called Lost's Buried Treasures but the ISBN brings up this book which has the same cover and information, just for some reason has a different name.
February 23, 2012
Remember how you thought learning about certain references and connections on Lost was so much fun? This book takes all of that way past the point of being fun. Granted, we now know that almost all of the connections ended up not really connecting, so the book suffers mostly from the point of being dated. The research appears to be solid. It just goes too far down a path that ended up not leading anywhere anyway.
May 15, 2008
not literary, per se... but enjoyable. But it fills my current insane addiction to the show.
Most interesting are the sections on the texts showcased in the series and their possible meanings in this scheme of things...
Most interesting are the sections on the texts showcased in the series and their possible meanings in this scheme of things...
October 24, 2009
Not too bad of a review but nothing overly amazing either. Might have meant more too me if I had read it after season 3 instead of season 5. Some of the insights were interesting and if a person was an occassional watcher of Lost this book would allow them to delve deeper.
July 27, 2011
Excellent source for catching up new viewers, but no ground breaking revelations. Compiling infinite details from a few seasons into a single text reminds viewers about the complexity of this show.
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