PositiveThe Pittsburgh Post-GazetteIn her breakout novel about two female animators, Kayla Rae Whitaker depicts the drudgery of small-town life tied to the often heartbreaking reality that belonging is sometimes more about a state of mind than a location ...Ms. Whitaker flays open the archetype and challenges it through Southern characters who share a nearly Sherlock-Watson brand of symbiosis ... In the rare moments where The Animators loses steam — sometimes the comic book descriptions are self-indulgent for those who care about the characters over their craft — Ms. Whitaker makes up for it with her prowess in language ...created an earnestly funny story about two successful women in their ‘30s struggling with the pains of past demons and addictions ...a quick read, with delightful language and quirky characters that are difficult to forget long after finishing the last few pages.
