replyPosted: Oct14@ 10:30PMby:LostinBlue(2434 Posts in the last 90 days)Registered: May 18, 2005Help continue to stock the shelves with titles of books featured on the show, mentioned by the writers and producers or seen as a strong influence on plot and character development. Other media, such as comic books and film, also accepted.Books and PoetryWrinkle in Timeby Madeleine L'Engle (a Sawyer read)Watership Downby Richard Adams (a Sawyer read, originally owned by Boone)Lord of the Fliesby William Golding (Sawyer said to Jin, after the burning of the raft, "it'sLord of the Fliestime")The Third Policemanby Flann O'Brien (on Desmond's bunk; referenced by Damon Lindelof)Alice in Wonderlandby Lewis Carroll (Locke called what Jack is chasing in the jungle his "white rabbit")Harry Potterby JK Rowling (a Hurley quip regarding Sawyer's glasses: "It looks like someone steamrolled Harry Potter!")Heart of Darknessby Joseph Conrad (Jack referred to the jungle as the heart of darkness when Kate told him she was going there)The Turn of the Screwby Henry James (concealed the DHARMA orientation film)The Outsidersby S.E. Hinton ("Stay gold, Ponyboy.") "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost (source of above allusion)Dirty Worksby Stuary Woods (on hatch bookshelf)ECG Workout: Exercises in Arrhythmia Interpretationby Jane Huff (on hatch bookshelf) ? by Tom Clancy - on hatch book shelfCharlie and the Chocolate Factoryby Roald Dahl (Charlie is wearing a shirt that has 'Bucket' printed on the back - Charlie Bucket is the boy in the book)Brave New Worldby Aldous Huxley(influential for Season Two)The Mysterious Islandby Jules Verne*And Then There Were None and Ten Little Indiansby Agatha Christie*Gulliver's Travelsby Jonathan Swift*20,000 Leagues under the SeaandMysterious Islandby Jules Verne* Homer'sOdyssey*The Wandering JewandHaunted Subalternsby Rudyard Kipling* Anything by Ralph Adams Cram*The House on the BorderlandandNightlandby William Hope Hodgson*Ancient Sorceriesby Algernon Blackwood*The Chain of Destinyby Bram Stoker* Anything by Dashiell Hammett*The Standby Stephen King*Castle of Crosseed Destiniesby Italo Calvino*The Decameronby Boccaccio*Now Wait for Last Yearby Phillip D.ick*A Sound of Thunderby Ray Bradbury*The End of Eternityby Isaac Asimov*Robinson Crusoeby Daniel Defoe*The Most Dangerous Gameby Richard Connell*The Long Dark Teatime of the Soulby Douglas AdamsPeriodicalsGreen Lantern and the Flash--Faster Friends Part 1(read by Hurley on the plane, later found on the island by Walt.) Book of Crossword Puzzles (Shannon was solving crossword puzzles at the airport and on the beach.)Television & FilmStar Wars(Sawyer called Michael and Jin, Hans and Chewy)Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers(watched by Walt in a Sydney hotel)Star Trek(Boone and Locke had a conversation about the "Red Shirts" in the Original Series that always got killed on the landing parties. Locke's response: "Sounds like a piss-poor Captain.")The Karate Kid(Sawyer refered to Jin as "Mr. Miyagi")Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory(read from a video rental receipt during the eulogies for the crash victims)The Little Princess(read from the same receipt as above)Pi*Last year at Marienbad*MusicPatsy Cline's"Leavin' On Your Mind"(was playing in Ray's truck) Joe Purdy's"Wash Away"Bob Marley's"Redemption Song"(sung by Sawyer when the raft left) Willie Nelson's"Are You Sure"(listened to by Hurley on his CD player) Blind Boys of Alabama's"I Shall Not Walk Alone"Cass Elliot's"Make Your Own Kind of Music"(played on the record player in the hatch) James Brown's"I Got You (I Feel Good)"(sung by Hurley to Turniphead) Damien Rice's"Delicate"(playing on Hurley's CD player as the batteries died)"Heart and Soul"(played by Jack and Sarah on the piano in Hawaii) Drive Shaft's"You All Everybody""La Mer"(sung by Shannon, written on Danielle's maps) Slim Smith and the Uniques'"My Conversation"(heard during Hurley's dream)"Itsy Bitsy Spider"(sung, creatively, by Charlie to Turniphead)"Catch a Falling Star"(recalled by Claire as sung by her father when she was young)Video gamesHalf Life(played when Sayid infiltrated the terrorist group.)Cabella's Big Game Hunter ?05 Adventures(played by Walt in the airport and on the plane) *Suggested reading/viewing. No direct references, but may be seen as influences on plot and character development.