The Art of Racing in the Rain

by Garth Stein

Finished: 3/18/2011

Total Pages: 321

Stars: 3

Memorable Quotes: (There were a ton but I didn't have anything to write with so I didn't write them down.)

‎"Such a simple concept, yet so true: that which we manifest is before us; we are creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves."

Sarah's Key

by Tatiana De Rosnay

Finished: 5/7/2011

Total Pages: 293

Stars: 4

** TNBBC Group Read

First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria

by Eve Brown-Waite

Finished: 5/4/2011

Total Pages: 320

Stars: 4

** Reading Challenge (Task 5.2)

(Won from First Reads!!)

Haroun and the Sea of Stories

by Salman Rushdie

Finished: 3/21/11

Total Pages: 224

Stars: 3

**Lost Lit

Relation to Lost:

*This book is being read by Desmond on Flight 815 in the flash-sideways timeline. ("LA X, Part 1")

*I also found the following article speculating on how the novel ties into the show: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20357575,00.html

The Beach

by Alex Garland

Finished: 3/15/11

Total Pages: 448

Stars: 4

** "Currently Reading" Shelf

**Reading Challenge

I started this a long time ago (several years) and attempted to pick up in the same place I left off...I probably should have just started it over. It all came back fairly quick but I am sure I missed some of the details from the beginning of the story. Overall, it was an extremely easy and enjoyable read. The end got kinda weird and almost seemed anti-climatic.

Everything That Rises Must Converge

by Flannery O'Connor

Finished: 3/5/11

Total Pages: 272

Stars: 3

**Lost Lit

Memorable Quotes:

"The tide of darkness seemed to sweep him back to her, postponing from moment to moment his entry into the world of guilt and sorrow."

~Pg. 23

"All her resources returned in full strength as if she had only needed to be challenged by the devil himself to regain them."

~Pg. 45

Relation to Lost:

*The book Jacob was reading moments before John Locke falls out an 8-story window. ("The Incident, Part 1")

Maybe Baby

by Lori Leibovich

Finished: 2/15/11

Total Pages: 288

Stars: 3

Memorable Quotes:

"Soon I discovered that a child ... has a function we don't expect: He's an anchor to windward, set out in stormy weather, that keeps us from dashing ourselves onto the rocks or piling up on the beach. Instead of allowing us to be blown off the mooring, he holds us in place, heading into wind while we wait for fairer weather to come."

~Pg. 202

"All journeys have sweet destinations of which the traveler is unaware."

~Martin Buber

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

by Lewis Carroll

Finished: Jan. 11. 2011

Total Pages: 336

Stars: 4

**Lost Lit

Relation to Lost:

*Incorporated into the story of LOST in many episode titles, such as ("White Rabbit"), and ("Through the Looking Glass, Part 1")

*The episode "White Rabbit" is a reference to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, as Jack searches for his elusive father on the island, Alice too chased the elusive White Rabbit. Locke makes a reference to this when he encounters Jack in the jungle

*We see Vincent, the yellow labrador race by, as a reference to the white rabbit in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ("Pilot, Part 1")

*White rabbits are used as recurring themes in LOST

*Jack is seen reading a portion of Chapter 2, "The Pool of Tears" from this novel to Aaron ("Something Nice Back Home")

The Pearl

by John Steinbeck

Finished: Jan. 6, 2011

Total Pages: 96

Stars: 4

**Lost Lit

**Steinbeck

Memorable Quotes:

"It was a morning like other mornings

and yet perfect among mornings."

-Pg. 3

"There was no certainty in seeing,

no proof that what you saw was there or was not there."

-Pg. 14

Relation to Lost:

*One of the DHARMA Initiative stations is named The Pearl

*Shows the "curse" of having too much wealth out of your status, like Hurley with the lottery