The Island has a few bookworms, including Sawyer, the southern bad boy with a penchant for often cruel nicknames. Sawyer’s reading list is uh, very white. Yes, the man was in a plane crash and his reading materials were limited to whatever people had in their suitcases. However, Lost as a whole featured and referenced plenty of books, generally favoring white authors. If Lost were produced in 2021, would Sawyer’s reading list be more diverse? It’s possible, if J.J. Abrams himself diversified his reading. Spoilers for Lost, I guess, but the show came out in 2004. You’ve had time. Lost is such a literary TV show that I could not pack everything I wanted to say into one post. Next time you rewatch one of your old favorites, be on the look out for some clever references or hidden gems. TV people are book people, too. Check out our TV archives for more bookish TV fun.
