4.5 / 5 
 It may have been initially presented to me upon investigation as "women's fiction" (whatever that means) but it perfectly suited to me as I'm heading into my final year studying film and animation. 
 Sharon and Mel are a young award-winning animation duo who seek inspiration from their own lives, relationships and experiences. Shortly after the success of their first film about Mel's dysfunctional childhood and family, Sharon suffers a stroke, which leads them to her rural Southern childhood home where relationships are reconciled, trust is broken and buried memories and truths resurface. It's about the sacrifices made by a need to create and the strains that has not just on the individual but on the relationships with those closest to them. Both Sharon and Mel are flawed and intriguing women who were worth reading about. The Animators does not have the same level of emotional impact as A Little Life had but it still manages to offer fans a similar read about art, belonging and the sacrifices we make to define ourselves.