The Bottom Line
Pros
- A fast and interesting read
- From the point of view of two mega fans
- Insiders secrets revealed
- New details about the creation and the creators of 'Lost'
- Sidebars of VIP posts from 'The Fuselage'
Cons
- With a few exceptions, I didn't know whose thoughts (DocArzt or hijinx) I was reading
- I found a couple of typos
Description
- A book for fans by fans
- Includes behind the scenes anecdotes
- A look into fan experiences
- 202 page paperback
- Forward by 'Lost' Supervising Producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach
- Released November 2008
Guide Review - 'Lost Ate My Life' The Insider Story of a Fandom Like No Other
This is a great book for any Lost fan who has done more than just watch the show. If you have even just once searched for something about Lost online, you will enjoy this book. You will also enjoy this book if you've ever wondered what drives hardcore Lost fans.I've read many a Lost book about theories, episode recaps, and the possible meaning of the mythology, but this book, all about the fans, climbed to the top of my list before I had even finished the first chapter.
Two reasons this book is so great are DocArzt and hijinx. John Lachonis, known to fans as DocArzt, began TheTailsection.com, which later sold to BuddyTV. He has continued to be a fan favorite blogger at DocArzt and Friends' Lost Blog.
Amy Johnston, known to fans as hijinx, was a Lost fan from the start, spending lots of time on The Fuselage before starting a fan site for Lost executive producer Bryan Burk (www.bryanburk.com).
The book drew me in right from the beginning with a foreword by Javier Grillo-Marxuach who calls Lost "a rare phenomenon in that it achieved both runaway mainstream success and cult show status." Next is a short introduction about how the book came to be and then right into how Lost almost went nowhere (which is the title of the first chapter).
Throughout the book are insights to behind the scenes workings of Lost, sidebars from The Fuselage, pictures of fans with cast and crew, and the fascinating stories of DocArzt and hijinx within the fandom.
The book is well-written, well-formatted, and never bogs down with unnecessary information. My hope is that DocArzt and hijinx come out with a Lost Ate My Life Volume II.
