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Finding Lost - Season Four: The Unofficial Guide

Finding Lost - Season Four: The Unofficial Guide
By Nikki Stafford

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For both new viewers and diehard fans, this illuminating guide to the Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning television program helps Lost fanatics piece together the latest additions to the puzzle from season four with detailed discussions of the multitudinous characters, their spotty backgrounds, and the mysterious islands. Thorough examinations of each episode provide fresh insight into the baffling worlds of both the plane crash survivors and the Others, while analyzing numerous concepts, such as the importance of the Oceanic Six, how the time travel theories play into the greater mysteries on the show, how different characters' paths are beginning to cross, and how the series could possibly end. Additional chapters explore the historical figures, religious iconography, literary allusions—to such works as Slaughterhouse-Five and Shakespeare's The Tempest—and other clues scattered throughout the show. Dozens of previously unpublished on-set photos and new cast member biographies are also included.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #75503 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-01-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 224 pages

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"Nikki Stafford knows TV, and she knows TV fans . . . Stafford has succeeded in creating books for [Lost fans], a crowd that could arguably be called the most difficult to please."  —Jon Lachonis, BuddyTV.com


"Nikki Stafford has a gift for writing about television … this book is an interesting read and definitely a must for any Lost fan."  —The Medium Online


"The best part about Finding Lost: The Unofficial Guide is that Nikki Stafford brings the symbolism, themes, and mythology to the forefront, so that casual viewers and devoted fans have a better understanding of what is happening in each episode. When reading many of her points, I would think, 'Yes, of course, I knew that somewhere in my brain, but now Nikki has pointed it out so that I can think about it and come to my own conclusions.'"  —About.com


"If you're a fan of the popular TV show Lost, you can't be without this unofficial guide."  —California Bookwatch

About the Author

Nikki Stafford is the author of several books, including Bite Me!: An Unofficial Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Finding Lost; Once Bitten: A Guide to the World of Angel; and Uncovering Alias: An Unofficial Guide.

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Puzzled about LOST? Put the pieces together with Nikki's help5
For the true LOST aficionado, the hiatus between seasons of the show is only slightly more excruciating than the wait for Nikki Stafford's latest guide to the series. Her in-depth analysis of the relationships, story-telling and mythology of the show is an essential tool in understanding the multi-faceted phenomenon of television's most compelling series. Literary references, the significance of characters' names, scientific theories - they're all described here in accessible and exhaustive detail. Fans the world over are asking themselves: what will they do when LOST ends its sixth and final season in 2010? I can tell them: line up in anticipation of Nikki's next installment

Good book-Needs episode recaps3
This book is well written and insightful. There is one major flaw...The lack of episode recaps. The author warns about the lack of episode recaps up front. Her suggestion is to re-watch the episodes and then read her musings on each episode. I bought this book precisely because my brain was having trouble holding five seasons worth of information and I needed a refresher without having to watch the episodes again. The author does raise some very good questions in her chapters on each episode. Additionally, she recaps who, if anyone,has died in the episode. She also has a special section on the numbers(4..8..15..16..23..42..like I need to tell you this) as they appear in each episode.That being said, I can say I am still going to buy Finding Lost Season 5 when in comes out in October.

A collector's item5
What I love about Nikki's books is that she has a gift for engaging the reader's mind and letting him or her join in the process of analyzing Lost. It means her books, and this one is no exception, are not only fun to read, but fun to think about for a long time afterward. Season four's guide is her best effort yet and great fun.