Someday, Someday, Maybe

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Author:  Lauren Graham
Publisher:  Ballantine Books          

Pages:  352
Genre:  Chick Lit
Source:  Edelweiss

Goodreads:   A charming and laugh-out-loud novel by Lauren Graham, beloved star of Parenthood and Gilmore Girls, about an aspiring actress trying to make it in mid-nineties New York City.

Franny Banks is a struggling actress in New York City, with just six months left of the three year deadline she gave herself to succeed. But so far, all she has to show for her efforts is a single line in an ad for ugly Christmas sweaters and a degrading waitressing job. She lives in Brooklyn with two roommates-Jane, her best friend from college, and Dan, a sci-fi writer, who is very definitely not boyfriend material-and is struggling with her feelings for a suspiciously charming guy in her acting class, all while trying to find a hair-product cocktail that actually works. Meanwhile, she dreams of doing “important” work, but only ever seems to get auditions for dishwashing liquid and peanut butter commercials. It’s hard to tell if she’ll run out of time or money first, but either way, failure would mean facing the fact that she has absolutely no skills to make it in the real world. Her father wants her to come home and teach, her agent won’t call her back, and her classmate Penelope, who seems supportive, might just turn out to be her toughest competition yet. Someday, Someday, Maybe is a funny and charming debut about finding yourself, finding love, and, most difficult of all, finding an acting job.




Ope’s Opinion:  This is an easy, cute read.  It was fun to watch a young woman pursue her dream.  I thought it was great that she gave herself a specific amount of time and gave it her all.  What I wasn’t crazy about was all the details of the call backs and the other people trying out for the same part.  For me, it took away from the main characters I wanted to know more about.

                                       I felt like Lauren Graham was sitting down and telling me a story.    It made you want everyone to be happy and get what they really want. I wish the story had a couple more chapters. I feel like it wasn’t done or maybe it was just me who wasn’t done with Franny yet. 

                                     


Rating:  Three Chairs – I like the book enough to suggest it to a friend or two.




                 FTC – Disclosure of Material Connection: 
      I received one copy of this book free of charge from Edelweiss. 
            I was not required to write a positive review
                 in exchange for receipt of the book;
         rather the opinions expressed in this review are my own.
                                                       

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