The Lost Book Club

Fans of Lost, the ABC television series, should have noticed that books play an important role in the show, often acting as clues. There are literary allusions to over forty books from Slaughterhouse Five to Jurassic Park. For instance, the Dharma Institute film is hidden behind a copy of The Turn of the Screw. Creators of the show have started the Lost book club, which discusses the relevance of the many books, as well as giving a brief synopsis of the book. It’s a bizarre twist worthy of the show for a television network to urge its viewers to read instead of watch.