lucy and gabe’s reading list
Books, plays, and poems have been important to me for as long as I can remember, and in this novel, they’re important to Lucy and Gabe and to their relationship. Some of the book references are rather clear, and others are less so. Below is a list—in order of appearance—of all of the pieces of literature Lucy and Gabe reference throughout The Light We Lost.
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
The Iliad by Homer
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton (the Persephone myth)
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
Metamorphoses by Ovid (the story of Pygmalion and Galatea)
“i like my body when it is with your body” by E. E. Cummings
“Sonnet 30” by William Shakespeare
Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond
“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
JILL SANTOPOLO received a BA in English literature from Columbia University and an MFA in writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She’s the author of three successful children’s and young-adult series and works as the editorial director of Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers group. An adjunct professor in The New School’s MFA program, Jill travels the world to speak about writing and storytelling. She lives in New York City.
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