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When i finish kayla rae whitakers debut novel the animators i feel as though my hearts been jammed into a washing machine and spun around full cycle, but even after. The fierce, creative women at the heart of kayla rae whitakers debut, the animators, are impossible to forget. Theirs is both a firm friendship and a creative partnership intense, and often fraught. She tackles the big questions, creating a novel that manages to be both thoughtful and thoughtprovoking. The animators is about sharon kisses and her business partner and. About kayla rae whitaker debut novel the animators. Buy a cheap copy of the animators book by kayla rae whitaker. Kayla rae whitakers debut novel the animators follows these two fascinating, flawed women over the course of the next decade. Book club notes authors biography kayla rae whitaker is from kentucky. That this powerful exploration of friendship, desire, ambition and secrets manages to be ebullient, gripping, heart breaking and deeply deeply funny is a testament to whitakers formidable gifts. A debut novel about a lifechanging friendship that collides with allconsuming creative ambition to explosive, cantlookaway effect. In the maledominated field of animation, mel vaught and sharon ki. The animators book by kayla rae whitaker thriftbooks.
The animators by kayla rae whitaker utopia state of. Sep 01, 2017 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. 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 by kayla rae whitaker 9781925321920 booktopia. Buy the animators by kayla rae whitaker, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore. 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. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Whitaker captures the shifting dynamics between mel and sharonbetween all the characters, reallywith such precision and sharpness that its hard to let them go. Sharon and mel will stay with me for a very long time. The animators by kayla rae whitaker penguin random house. That this powerful exploration of friendship, desire, ambition, and secrets manages to be ebullient, gripping, heartbreaking, and deeply deeply funny is a testament to kayla rae whitakers formidable gifts.
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That this powerful exploration of friendship, desire, ambition, and secrets manages to be ebullient, gripping, heartbreaking, and deeply deeply funny is a testament to kayla rae whitaker s formidable gifts. Jan 31, 2017 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. Both are talented artists, and their combined genius brings them together in a lifechanging creative partnership and friendship. Review of the animators by kayla rae whitaker, plus backstory and other interesting facts about the book. Kate christensen, author of the great man the animators kayla rae whitaker 3.
It encompasses the entirety of mel and sharons partnership from its origins to its resting place. All type of book is it possible to see on many solutions. 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. She is a graduate of the university of kentucky and of new york universitys mfa program. The animators kindle edition by kayla rae whitaker. Her name is kayla rae whitaker, which is really similar to my kayla whitter also, my dads name is ray.
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She writes her way into pain, rising anger, old regret. This bright debut from kayla rae whitaker reworks the familiar buddy novel into a story of two young women united by ambition, artistic talent. You can look for the internet resources or other social media. The animators is a big, sprawling novel about art, love, family and loss. 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. I was so sorry to reach the final page and sharon and mel will stay with me for a very long time. Kate christensen, penfaulkner awardwinning author of the great man. This is how sharon kisses, the marvelously named narrator of kayla rae whitaker s unusual and appealing debut novel, the animators, describes her intense and often fraught relationship with mel vaught, the other half of the animation filmmaking team referred to in the books title. Debut author kayla rae whitaker sat down with her editor, caitlin mckenna of random house, to talk about the animators, artistic ambition, and why she is moving back to her native kentucky after seven years. The animators by kayla rae whitaker overdrive rakuten. That this powerful exploration of friendship, desire, ambition, and secrets manages. I received a complimentary copy of this book from netgalley.
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. Kayla rae whitaker writes like her head is on fire. A decade later, sharon and mel are an awardwinning animation duo, living and working in. 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. The animators, kayla rae whitakers stunning debut, is the best book ive read in a long time. There was oddly a lot of stuff in this book that really shocked me just for irony. Kayla rae whitaker debut novel the animators coming from. Nov 04, 2016 the animators by kayla rae whitaker published by random house on january 31st 2017 genres. The animators by kayla rae whitaker 9781925321920 dymocks.
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