Book Lust with Nancy Pearl: Interview with Stephenie Meyer part 1

[Sapphire848]

Knowing martial arts does NOT make you a super hero! *Sigh...* Super hero means you have super powers, i.e. inhuman. Harry Potter and Superman are super heroes because they have powers humans don't. Batman and Jacky Chan rely on gadgets and martial arts and so are just heroes because they're like any of us.

Writing something of your own that's not influenced by common myth is often admirable, but I'm surprised she says Bella is a charater of her own: of everyone who calls her a Mary-Sue...

[9tome6]

Never seen a vampire movie or read a vampire book, that'd explain it...

[Sapphire848]

@9tome6 I was thinking the same thing. I wonder if she's ever seen a fairy film...

[TheFalllenMaster]

@DarthSidiousReturns I completely agree

[XxVampiraxX]

"I've never read any Stephen King" AAAWWWWKWARRRRD!

[kikyosan543]

so her "vampires" are abusive, stalkers, the reflect her personality? well its no wonder shes a bad author!

[weirdofun1]

Lol I love how it's all anti twilighters on here!Normally I hate trolling but in this case it makes me so happy:)

[huskypuppylove]

Bella is not a chosen one who everyone is waiting for for a million years.

But wasn't Edward waiting for her?

[A7xEmma]

Bella just gets worse and worse with each book.

Cowardly, clingy and pathetic.

Perfect role model for young teenage girls!

[EntwinedStory]

Shit her reading background is suspeccctttt.

[TheIridescentDreamer]

I would want Bella to be someone she isn't because I'm tired of who she is: a whiny little mary-sue who can't function without someone always saving her. I liked Twilight but I tried reading the whole series, but couldn't.

[tubertomp]

2:40 I was the one you never saw without a big fat "book" in my hand, huh

[MaricaAmbrosius]

She just loves calling herself chicken, doesn't she?

[Neonrose100]

Her vampires fit in with who she is? Whoa, her life must suck.

[TheOwlking1996]

Vampires are one of the biggest parts of horror, stephenie......

[ChristinaMariah]

I LOVE STEPAHNIE MEYER SO MUCH. I LIKE THAT SHE WAS NOT INTO VAMPIRES BEFORE AND SHE SAW A FEW MOVIES AND READ A FEW BOOKS BUT SHE WROTE HOW SHE WANTED THE VAMPIRES TO BE . BECAUSE OTHER VAMPIRE MOVIES AND SHOWS HAVE ALL OF THAT HORROR STUFF BUT I LIKE HOW SHE MADE THESE VAMPIRE GOOD AND THAT THAY DON'T WANT TO HURT PEOPLE AND EDWARD REALLY CARE FOR BELLA

[GavnerWinterLuver]

@ChristinaMariah Calm down with the caps.

[123Cripes]

Hey, look it's a Mary-Sue in person! bow down to her perfection and utter flawlessness!! *.*

*cough*

[purpleshamrock17]

1:34 i love how they always touch upon how she got Twilight from a dream, while it's cool, it's not anything new. Mary Shelley also had a dream that inspired "Frankenstein". The big difference is though, that Frankenstein is a classic while Twilight will never be.

[KirabellaAnonymous]

gah .... she described my greatx3 grandmas book. i feel violated.

[TheAlienne]

The Twilight characters are well rounded? Bella isn't "anything special"? Wow...this is all news to me...

[Theo2kitty]

OMG! Stephenie Meyer isn't a Mormon woman who wrote "Vampires" she is a Mormon woman who wrote (crapily wrote) about retarded fairies...that shed their fairy dust when they are walking under the sunlight. That's all. :) Shutup Meyer.

[daisyhinojosa23]

how did this book become so popular? It's HORRIBLY written, the plot is so cliche, and the characters are all mary and gary-stus, not to mention no lesson or growing up for ANY of the them. Twilight is an epic fail. Get over it.

[cilla310]

@daisyhinojosa23 I was thinking the same thing as you.

[TheOffcialACCFans]

To me your characters are fancy porn stars in a overweight mormon housewife's fantasy.

[daisyhinojosa23]

@TheOffcialACCFans you tells it like it is!

[Maryss2009]

Can anyone please tell me what´s the name of the book Stephenie said she used to snick into her dad´s closet to read it?I´m not american i can´t understand, is it the:shore of... And also the book sequence she said she accidentaly read out of order.

[purpleshamrock17]

@Maryss2009 the book that she read in her dad's closet was "The Sword of Shannara" by Terry Brooks and the other series is Ender's Game

[ThePhazonMonkey]

beat the crap XD u gotta love her

[LionHeartBekah]

Congrats for your success Stephenie but Bella is NOT the reasons teenagers read your books. You have created a one dimernsional character who depends on a character who is in fact not human!!!

[sunsetstarjessaray]

@LionHeartBekah why do you think ppl read her books? I honestly love the host but twilight is a little girly for me.

[JesseRomanwuzhere]

Nancy Pearl frightens me.

[BoukenCrimson]

Bella Swan has to be the most depressing character in modern literature. The moment Edward leaves her, she goes into this depressed state. Even in the first book, her attitude was like "I can't live without Edward."

[BoukenCrimson]

Lestat would KILL Edward.

[xxSmiLeAgaiNxx]

That's because Lestat is an actual vampire, and Edward is not. It's not exactly a fair match XP

[GavnerWinterLuver]

@BoukenCrimson Oh yeah! No 'Team Edward/ Team Jacob',.... Team Lestat

[808Lana]

It's weird that this interviewer is asking her more than a couple questions about another author 4:22. But I'm not finished watching this segment so i'm going to continue watching now:)

[TheMikster95]

how could she say that about her children? "I love boys, but I'm kinda missing the pink curly thing". How could she say that?

[shadowofanight]

7:54

me too, steph.

me too...

[akillerkidofcolor]

I don't care what anyone says about her writing and whatever...

But her character development is GENIUS. Each character is so real.

[FiveoftheFourStudios]

If genius means absolutely no character development than yes, you're right.

[13Elphaba13]

5:24 how brave of her to mention Stephen King, considering he totally insulted her and her writing!!

[lovesswyerNkate]

So articulate you Stephanie.. the interview went smoothly .. and English is not even my mother tongue !

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it bothers me to listen to the cast of Twilight's interviews; they are pausing and nervous .. it's not comfortable at all .

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can't wait to read "Midnight Sun" I was hooked up to New Moon, Eclips, and Breaking Dawn ..

[whitefallenwings]

awe steph, you're just so lovely, inside and out! great first part to an interveiw! thanks so much for posting!:]

[x3caramelhoneyo7]

=) love you steph