LAUREN OLIVER
YA
Books:
Interview:
1.
Throughout Pandemonium, I was absolutely shocked at my attitude for
Julian. I had thought my loyalty to Alex was solid, but I began to fall in love
little by little with Julian as well! When and how did you decide to stray from
the intense passion and dedication between Lena and Alex?
I
don't think I strayed from it. Both Alex and Julian are very important to Lena.
Alex is her first love, and that's very intense and very important, but Julian
shows that there is love after loss, which is something I think is equally
important to show.
2. Requiem is
told from both Hana's and Lena's point of view. Will their paths intertwine
throughout the book, or will it be more of a shocking revelation as with Alex
in Pandemonium?
They're
on separate paths for most of the book, but they do connect at some point.
3.
Many times in YA books, I feel as if the best friend is just that-the best
friend. They are the ones the bad guys can use for ransoms, or the wild ones
the main character compares herself to longingly. But Hana has so much more
depth. What was the inspiration behind the character?
I
wanted to show someone who was very different then Lena, and has a very
different kind of strength. I hoped to show the different reactions that young
people had to the conditions they were living in.
4.
If you weren't an author and could be anything you wanted to, what would you
be?
That's
a hard question because I always wanted to be an author! Maybe a chef!
Something creative definitely.
5.
What was the craziest piece of fan mail you've ever received?
Someone
once told me they'd figured out where I lived. That was kinda scary!
6.
What academic path would you suggest for the aspiring and hopeful writer?
To
work really hard, read as much as you can, and write every day.
7.
Where were you when you had the idea for the series?
At
the gym!
8.
What were the very first inspirations for the raw idea for the series?
An
essay by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and a TV news piece about pandemics!
9.
When did you start writing?
As
soon as I physically could!
10.
What were your favorite books as a kid?
Roald
Dahl! I loved Matilda!
11.
What was the last book that you read?
The
Sense of An Ending, by Julian Barnes.
12.
If you had to marry Alex or Julian, who would you marry?
Personally?
Probably Julian
13.
Lena has to learn to adapt to unusual situations, such as the Wilds. What is
the most unusual situation you have ever found yourself in?
Oh,
yikes...I can't tell you that! I've been in a bunch of weird situations. None
of them involve the natural world, though. Humans are much crazier and harder
to predict than animals, I find.
14.
Do you have any pets?
I
just rescued a cat! He's very handsome.
15.
If you had to sum Alex, Julian, and Lena's love triangle-for I assume there
will be a love triangle- in Requiem in two words, what would
they be?
Not
exactly.... :)
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