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Somewhere Out There

My Animated Life

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Don Bluth never felt like a Donald. So people have always called him Don. A matinee of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs awakened something within him. Despite growing up in rural Texas and Utah, he practiced and worked hard to become a Hollywood animator. And after working alongside his idol Walt Disney, and on films including Sleeping Beauty, The Sword in the Stone, Robin Hood, Winne the Pooh, The Rescuers, and Pete's Dragon, he realized that the company had changed into something he didn't necessarily believe in. So he made the industry-shocking decision to start his own animation studio.

It was from that studio—Don's studio—that came such award-winning, generation-defining films as The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Anastasia, and the video game Dragon's Lair.

Now, after more than half a century in the movie business, Don is ready to tell the story of his life. This book reveals how his passions for artistry, integrity, and his Mormon faith shaped him into the beloved icon whose creativity, entrepreneurship, and deeply held beliefs entertained, enthralled, and inspired millions across the globe.

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The story is interesting and gripping; however, also biased and one-sided, but I expected that from an autobiography. What took longer to get used to is the narrator: it is the rare case, for me, where "read by the author" turned out to be a negative. Not only does this exaggerate the sense of bias in the story, but sometimes the sing-songy voice is a real turn-off. The narrative device of "the man in the mirror" was also very distracting and annoying for me. In my opinion, the book was best when it presented stories of what happened without any gimmicks. And the stories are good!
It took me a chapter or so to get used to the patronising tone of voice, and eventually it only made me cringe a little, if only because I was interested in the stories... but not SO interested that I could make it to the end without wishing I'd read the print version instead.

Might be better with another narrator

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Thank you so much for sharing your story. it will inspire any one who is creative.

an absolute joy of a book

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