The Gospel According To Lost Book Review

I just finished reading a book called, The Gospel According to Lost, by Chris Seay.  This book was sent to me by Thomas Nelson Publishers by my choice.

To be fair, I am not a fan of the show Lost.  To me the best part of the show will be at the end of the season when it ends without an ending and everybody will remain lost and sitting there with the feeling of having wasted years of their life.  With that being said I was impressed with Chris and his ability to make something that I’m not a fan of  engaging.  I did find myself intrigued at his ability to draw out real world comparisons with each character.

I like how he said in the prologue that, “The narrative of the show asks more questions than it answers.” In reality that seems to be the story of life and I loved the parallel.  What a great leadership principle as well to ask more questions than you answer.  For me the most intriguing quote of the book was on page 47, “The island has a way of recognizing each castaway’s Achilles’ heel and bringing about a healing journey as each confronts his or her weaknesses.” A healing journey as they each confront their weaknesses.  That statement stuck out to me in my own life.

Overall it was an okay book.  I do think he wrote this book because of his love for the show, not so much because of the gospel.  Each person will have a different view on this.  I am passing this book on to my wife who is extremely excited about it.  Great writer, engaging in his approach, the topic just did not resonate with me.