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Thought you guys might find this of interest

THE HOLY BIBLE
MR. EKO FOUND IT IN THE ARROW STATION
DISCOVERED MISSING SWAN ORIENTATION FILM FOOTAGE INSIDE AND GAVE TO LOCKE
(SEASON 2 EPISODE 7 & SEASON 2 EPISODE 9)

AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE
LOCKE WAS SEARCHING THROUGH THE PAGES OF THIS AND OTHER BOOKS IN THE HATCH
(SEASON 2 EPISODE 13)

ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET
SAWYER FOUND IT IN THE WRECKAGE AND WAS READING TO PASS THE TIME
(SEASON 2 EPISODE 16)

A WRINKLE IN TIME
SAWYER FOUND IT IN THE WRECKAGE AND WAS READING TO PASS THE TIME
(SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 Cool

BAD TWIN
HURLEY WAS READING THE MANUSCRIPT FOR THIS SOON TO BE PUBLISHED BOOK
SAWYER WAS ALSO READING THE MANUSCRIPT BUT JACK BURNED THE LAST 12 PAGES
APPARENTLY THE AUTHOR DIED IN THE CRASH
(SEASON 2 EPISODE 13 & SEASON 2 EPISODE 20)

THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV
LOCKE GAVE IT TO THE PRISONER HENRY GALE TO PASS THE TIME
(SEASON 2 EPISODE 15)

CARRIE
JULIET'S PICK FOR THE OTHERS BOOK CLUB MEETING
(SEASON 3 EPISODE 1)

LANCELOT
SAWYER FOUND IT IN THE WRECKAGE AND WAS READING TO PASS THE TIME
(SEASON 2 EPISODE 15)

OF MICE AND MEN
SAWYER WAS READING IN PRISON
(SEASON 3 EPISODE 4)

OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
DESMOND CARRIED THIS BOOK EVERYWHERE, SAVING IT TO READ JUST BEFORE HE DIES
PENNY WIDMORE PUT A LETTER INSIDE THE BOOK FOR DESMOND TO FIND WHILE HE WAS IN PRISON
(SEASON 2 EPISODE 23/24)

THE THIRD POLICEMAN
DESMOND WAS APPARENTLY READING
(SEASON 2 EPISODE 3)

THE TURN OF THE SCREW
THE DHARMA ORIENTATION FILM WAS STASHED BEHIND IT ON A SHELF IN THE SWAN STATION
(SEASON 2 EPISODE 3)

WATERSHIP DOWN
SAWYER FOUND IT IN THE WRECKAGE AND WAS READING TO PASS THE TIME
(SEASON 1 EPISODE 5)

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ELEGANT MAGAZINE
MAGAZINE THAT SAWYER FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE
KATE STARTED READING IT TO SAWYER BECAUSE HE LOST HIS "JACK MADE" GLASSES ON THE RAFT
ARTICLES INCLUDE "LOST WORLDS" & "10 WAYS TO TELL IF HE'S SENSITIVE"
(SEASON 2 EPISODE 13)

GREEN LANTERN COMIC
WALT FOUND IT IN THE WRECKAGE BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO LOOK AT THE PICTURES BECAUSE IT WAS IN SPANISH
MICHAEL EVENTUALLY BURNED IN ANGER WHEN WALT WOULDN'T OBEY HIM
(SEASON 1 EPISODE 2 & SEASON 1 EPISODE 14)
(READ THE ENGLISH VERSION)

SUPER WORD SEEK PUZZLES
SHANNON WORKED THE PUZZLES TO PASS THE TIME AT THE AIRPORT
PRESUMABLY BROUGHT IT WITH HER ON THE PLANE
(SEASON 1 EPISODE 23)

April_Rose

cool, thanks! We tried to compile a list of all the books before but didn't get them all. Any theories as to the relevance/meaning of any or all of the books?

raistlin

Good list!

AR: there are a ton of coincidences in each of those books. Some speculate they're all red herrings, where others try to predict the outcome of the show because of them. I'll try to run through a few for you and demonstrate that they're just cute references.

THE HOLY BIBLE
No need to go into detail here.

AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE
Set during the American Civil War, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is the story of Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer condemned to die by hanging upon the Owl Creek Bridge of the title. The main character finds himself already bound at the bridge's edge at the beginning of the story. We later learn that a disguised Union scout enlisted him to attempt to demolish the bridge, and subsequently he was caught in the act.

Did Ben go to the hatch and subsequently get caught because he was going to destroy it?

ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET
The main conflict in the novel comes from Margaret's need to reconcile her mixed religious heritage. Aside from that, she is also dealing with her issues of belief in God...

I think every character in the show displays a similar struggle at least once.

A WRINKLE IN TIME
The main character is fourteen-year-old Meg Murry, who is regarded by her peers and teachers as a bad-tempered underachiever. Her family recognizes her problem as a lack of emotional maturity but also regards her as being capable of great things.

A comparison to Sawyer?

BAD TWIN
A link should suffice, since this book was written for the show:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Twin

THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV
The book is written on two levels: on the surface it is the story of a parricide in which all of a murdered man's sons share varying degrees of complicity but, on a deeper level, it is a spiritual drama of the moral struggles between faith, doubt, reason, and free will.

Self-explanatory.

CARRIE
The book uses fictional documents, such as book excerpts, news reports, and hearing transcripts, to frame the story of Carietta "Carrie" White, a teenaged girl from Chamberlain, Maine. Carrie's mother, Margaret, a fanatical Christian fundamentalist, has a vindictive and unstable personality, and over the years has ruled Carrie with a proverbial rod of iron. Margaret's mentally and emotionally abusive behavior has occasionally crossed over into physical abuse as well.

Everyone has "daddy issues".

LANCELOT
In the modern world, interpretations of Lancelot have varied with him most stereotypically being portrayed in novels and film as a near-perfect warrior, skilled, handsome, and charismatic.

Cute little tie-in with Sawyer. Smile

THE TURN OF THE SCREW
...she becomes convinced that the pair are somehow using the children to continue their relationship from beyond the grave. The governess takes action against the perceived threat, with tragic consequences.

Maybe a similarity to everyone seeing the deceased in some manner throughout the series. Eko could be akin to the Governess.

WATERSHIP DOWN
In the Sandleford warren, Fiver, a young runt rabbit who is a seer, receives a frightening vision of his warren's imminent destruction. When he and his loving brother, Hazel, fail to convince their chief of the need to evacuate, they set out on their own with a small band of others who heeded the warning, and barely manage to elude the Warren's military caste. What follows is a perilous journey in which the band faces dangers of all varieties from all directions. While they eventually find a peaceful new home at Watership Down, they have new problems that will lead to a deadly conflict with the neighbouring warren called Efrafa, a police state led by the despotic General Woundwort.

Self-explanatory.

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GREEN LANTERN COMIC
One of the scenes we were privy to contained a polar bear; the Losties later found and killed one of the mean viscious beasties.

SUPER WORD SEEK PUZZLES
Various clues/answers in these puzzles contains names of authors and scientists that were somehow referenced in the series.

redwinegoblin

Wow, thanks raistlin!! Impressive list to have a good look through!

April_Rose

Thanks for that list Raistlin!

raistlin

raistlin wrote:

AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE
Set during the American Civil War, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is the story of Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer condemned to die by hanging upon the Owl Creek Bridge of the title. The main character finds himself already bound at the bridge's edge at the beginning of the story. We later learn that a disguised Union scout enlisted him to attempt to demolish the bridge, and subsequently he was caught in the act.

Did Ben go to the hatch and subsequently get caught because he was going to destroy it?

This one is obviously not accurate based on the events in Ep14, whereas:

Spoiler:

Therefore, this story could coincide with any number of events where the Losties have attempted to find the Others and wreak havoc, getting caught each time.

Guest

those are really interesting choices to put in the show... thanks for posting it