LOST: The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to ABC's Hit Series LOST News, Analysis, and Interpretation [Paperback]

Rebecca O’Conner; Jim Stewart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2006

It's clear that ABC's LOST has captivated the minds of TV viewers all around the world. What isn't clear is what it actually means. This guide answers all of the questions you've been asking about ABC's series: LOST. From a complete analysis of the plot and its symbolism to hidden clues and "Easter Eggs" within the show, this book provides inside analysis and news that can't be found anywhere else. The book includes a complete summary, interpretation, and analysis for Season One and unauthorized news for later episodes. This is quite simply the Ultimate Unofficial Guide to ABC's Hit Series LOST. THIS BOOK INCLUDES: -Plot Summary, Analysis and Interpretation -Predictions, Hidden Messages -Easter Eggs, Signs & Symbols, and “Sawyerisms” -Unauthorized Series News

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Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Equity Press (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933804033
• ISBN-13: 978-1933804033
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,094,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful, July 17, 2006

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LV415 (Annandale, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LOST: The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to ABC's Hit Series LOST News, Analysis, and Interpretation (Paperback)

I actually threw this book out. I never do that but I'd already wasted my money and I didn't want to waste any more of my time or that of anyone else.

It's so terribly put together--typos galore on every page, Sawyerisms double-spaced as space fillers, no original thinking and simple regurgitation of info readily available.

I've also never felt so compelled to write a review...and this marks my first.

P.S. I would've given it 0 stars but that unfortunately wasn't a choice.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars this is clearly the "other" book, June 9, 2006

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Captain Crunch (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LOST: The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to ABC's Hit Series LOST News, Analysis, and Interpretation (Paperback)

I just finished reading this book (as well as Unlocking the Meaning of LOST), and I tend to agree with the other reviewer who gave this book one star. This book has a lot of humorous and entertaining facts about the show, but it doesn't really make you think about the show in new ways. One of the great things about LOST is the way it invites viewers to create meanings of their own as they watch. From visiting a couple of the fan sites for the show, I know that most of the fans for LOST are incredibly intelligent, creative people who want a read that will stimulate their thinking about the characters in the show, the meanings of the "ancestor texts" in the show, etc. And for me, this book here just didn't cut it. I think it's pretty cool that the show is generating so much interest now in books about the show, but if I had to choose only one book, I'd pick Porter and Lavery's book. In my opinion, it is the better read, while this book here is clearly the "other" book.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Did Someone Actually Edit This Book?, May 23, 2006

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BookAPhile - See all my reviews

This review is from: LOST: The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to ABC's Hit Series LOST News, Analysis, and Interpretation (Paperback)

Honestly, I have never seen so many typos in a book. Some sentences are almost incomprehensible (unless you want to spent the time figuring out which letters are missing or tacked onto the wrong word). Incorrect character names are aplenty. The authors and editors of this book should be ashamed! Did they read this book before they sent it to the printer? Huge print, double spaced - this book is actually about 100 pages, not 300. And all this at $24.95. This is so obviously a ruse to make money by piggybacking off the success of this show. Spent your money wisely - buy "The Lost Chronicles : The Official Companion Book" - a far superior book.