srz jurnlst ([info]bellichka) wrote in [info]lost_bookclub,
@ 2007-06-03 15:35:00
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The Reading Schedule
For those who have not seen it; also, so I don't have to link to the userinfo, and can instead link to an individual post.

This list will remain the same, but if enough of you plan on reading one non-listed novel instead of a listed one (i.e. some of you reading Stephen Hawking over Harry Potter Hiatus), let me know, and I'll include it in the schedule.

Title Author Dates Reading In Lost
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [1] Lewis Carroll 6/3-6/9 1x05
Watership Down Richard Adams 6/10-6/30 1x08
The Mysterious Island Jules Verne 7/1-7/14 1x12
Lord of the Flies William Golding 7/15-7/21 1x17
HIATUS FOR HARRY POTTER
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle 7/29 - 8/4 1x19
The Third Policeman Flann O'Brien 8/5-8/18 2x01
Turn of the Screw Henry James 8/19-8/25 2x03
Watchmen [1] Alan Moore 8/26-9/1 EW
The Bad Twin Gary Troup 9/2-9/8 2x13
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Ambrose Bierce 9/9-9/15 2x13
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L Frank Baum 9/16-9/22 2x14
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret Judy Blume 9/23-9/29 2x16
Our Mutual Friend Charles Dickens 9/30-10/20 2x23
A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens 10/21-11/10 3x01
Carrie Stephen King 11/11-11/24 3x01
The Stand Stephen King 11/25-12/8 podcast
Stranger in a Strange Land Robert Heinlein 12/9-12/29 3x09
Evil Under the Sun Agatha Christie 12/30-1/5 3x14
Catch-22 Joseph Heller 1/6-1/26 3x17
Through the Looking-Glass [1] Lewis Carroll 1/27-2/2 3x23

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[info]rainforestelf21
2007-06-15 05:39 am UTC (link)
I know you've gotten a lot of flack for this list (which is excellent!), so I hope you don't take this the wrong way, I'm just really curious about one thing...

The Watchmen. I'm soooooo looking forward to reading it (I was going to read it this summer anyway, regardless of being on this list or not!) But how does it play into lost? I see that "EW" is how it relates, but err... what does that mean? Entertainment Weekly? Or something else? Hahah. Just curious, thanks for humoring my silly question! :)

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[info]bellichka
2007-06-15 01:13 pm UTC (link)
Hi! There are no such things as bad questions, just bad ways that they're asked :) But thanks for being nice. Yeah, I have gotten a decent amount of slack, but mostly from three people who, coincidentally, are all friends with each other (two of whom are even dating). Immaturity at its finest, but I guess they're meant for each other.

Anyway, yes EW means Entertainment Weekly. Damon Lindelof mentioned it as being one of the greatest pieces of literature in the 20th century or something along those lines, as well as an influence on LOST. He's also appearing in EW in July discussing it, along with some other notables (I don't remember who). So there's that. I would've just as soon left it off, because I think it's going to be something some people aren't going to be able to find at their local library, but a lot of people wanted it kept on and so I did.

I hope that answers your question :)

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[info]rainforestelf21
2007-06-15 05:39 am UTC (link)
Erm, I meant the list is excellent, not that getting a lot of flack for it is excellent. Getting flack for it is bad.

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[info]superduperkc
2007-06-18 06:54 pm UTC (link)
I think Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge is a short story. What made you guys choose that, out of curiosity?

Not a criticism at all, by the way, this is a great list!

We just talked a lot about OaOCB a lot in my film class last semester and I'm shocked to see it on the list.

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[info]bellichka
2007-06-18 08:49 pm UTC (link)
http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Literary_works#Occurrence_at_Owl_Creek_Bridge :)

Plus - a couple people requested it, it'd only be a week's worth of reading, and I thought it sounded like an interesting story :) When books had very little significance to LOST - i.e. if they were just seen briefly - I decided which ones sounded like an interesting/relevant story or not, and which ones would bore people to death. Hence why Stephen Hawking didn't make the list, but Owl Creek Bridge did :) I also broke it up with some light reading, like the Judy Blume and Agatha Christie.

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[info]superduperkc
2007-06-18 08:50 pm UTC (link)
Very nice. I totally agree that Occurance is a great piece and definitely very relevant. The way the events unfold and all that. Kudos!

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