The animators by kayla rae whitaker penguin random house audio. Throughout her childhood, sharon kisses lost herself in cartoons in an effort to keep loneliness at bay while dreaming of. Kayla rae whitakers debut novel the animators follows these two fascinating, flawed women over the course of the next decade. She is a graduate of the university of kentucky and of new york universitys mfa program, which she attended as a jack kent cooke graduate scholar. Nov 04, 2016 the animators by kayla rae whitaker published by random house on january 31st 2017 genres. There was oddly a lot of stuff in this book that really shocked me just for irony. Funny and heartbreaking by turn, the animators is a dazzling story of female friendship, the cost of a creative life, and the secrets that can undo us. Reviewed by jack cameron stanton my body runs icecold with the knowledge of all i didnt see, the things i hadnt known. Kayla rae whitakers the animators was picked as one of book riots best books of 2017 so far and a few months back it was a book of the month pick, so you may have come across the hardcover image a few times. That this powerful exploration of friendship, desire, am. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the animators. Her name is kayla rae whitaker, which is really similar to my kayla whitter also, my dads name is ray. The animators by kayla rae whitaker utopia state of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the animators.
Throughout her childhood, sharon kisses lost herself in cartoons in an effort to keep loneliness at bay while dreaming of escaping her small kentucky town. It encompasses the entirety of mel and sharons partnership from its origins to its resting place. In the animators, however, debut novelist kayla rae whitaker depicts a true creative partnership, one in which each member contributes something essential and also gains both ideas and energy from the other, resulting in a product far stronger and more compelling. Feb 03, 2017 in the animators, a debut novel by kayla rae whitaker, two creative women are bound by a passion for art and a drive to master their pasts. Kayla rae whitaker writes like her head is on fire. When unexpected tragedy strikes, longburied resentments rise to the surface, hastening a reckoning no one sees coming.
About the animators a wildly original novel that pulses with heart and truth. The animators by kayla rae whitaker published by random house on january 31st 2017 genres. The animators is a heartbreakingly beautiful, sharply funny, arrestingly unforgettable novel about love and genius, the powerful obsessiveness of artistic creation, and the equally powerful undertow of the past. Sharon and mel will stay with me for a very long time.
A debut follows two creative women bound by a passion for art. The animators is a big, sprawling novel about art, love, family and loss. It reminded me a lot of a little life by hanya yanagihara. This bright debut from kayla rae whitaker reworks the familiar buddy novel into a story of two young. The animators a wildly original novel that pulses with heart and truth.
The debut novelist levels with us about alcoholism, how nickelodeon and the. The animators was a total surprise and its plot, as well as introspective passages, made this book meaningful and poignant. I can only hope somebody who needs this will read it. Both were stories of profound, lifealtering friendships that blossomed in college and carried on throughout life. Kayla rae whitaker was born and raised in kentucky. Praise for kayla rae whitaker this bright debut from kayla rae whitaker reworks the familiar buddy novel into a story of two young women united by ambition, artistic talent, and enterprise. The animators is a heartbreakingly beautiful, sharply funny, arrestingly unforgettable novel about love and genius, the powerful obsessiveness of artistic creation and the equally powerful undertow of the past. Whitaker captures the shifting dynamics between mel and sharonbetween all the characters, reallywith such precision and sharpness that its hard to let them go. Kate christensen, author of the great man the animators kayla rae whitaker 3.
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She writes her way into pain, rising anger, old regret. Jan 31, 2017 elle the animators is a heartbreakingly beautiful, sharply funny, arrestingly unforgettable novel about love and genius, the powerful obsessiveness of artistic creation, and the equally powerful undertow of the past. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. The animators by kayla rae whitaker penguin random house.
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