Someday, Someday, Maybe: A Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From Lauren Graham, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood, comes a witty, charming, and hilariously relatable debut novel about a struggling young actress trying to get ahead―and keep it together―in New York City. It's January 1995, and Franny Banks has just six months left of the three-year deadline she set for herself when she came to New York, dreaming of Broadway and doing "important" work. But all she has to show for her efforts so far is a part in an ad for ugly Christmas sweaters, and a gig waiting tables at a comedy club. Her roommates―her best friend Jane, and Dan, an aspiring sci-fi writer―are supportive, yet Franny knows a two-person fan club doesn't exactly count as success. Everyone tells her she needs a backup plan, and though she can almost picture moving back home and settling down with her perfectly nice ex-boyfriend, she's not ready to give up on her goal of having a career like her idols Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep. Not just yet. But while she dreams of filling their shoes, in the meantime, she'd happily settle for a speaking part in almost anything--and finding a hair product combination that works. Everything is riding on the upcoming showcase for her acting class, where she'll finally have a chance to perform for people who could actually hire her. And she can't let herself be distracted by James Franklin, a notorious flirt and the most successful actor in her class, even though he's suddenly started paying attention. Meanwhile, her bank account is rapidly dwindling, her father wants her to come home, and her agent doesn't return her calls. But for some reason, she keeps believing that she just might get what she came for. Someday, Someday, Maybe is a story about hopes and dreams, being young in a city, and wanting something deeply, madly, desperately. It's about finding love, finding yourself, and perhaps most difficult of all in New York City, finding an acting job. Praise for Someday, Someday, Maybe
"A winning, entertaining read . . . [Lauren Graham] has smartly mined just the right details from her own experience, infusing her work with crackling dialogue and observations about show business that ring funny and true."--The Washington Post "A charmer of a first novel . . . [Graham] has an easy, unforced style and, when the situation calls for it, a keen sense of the ridiculous."--The Wall Street Journal
"With insight, care, and an abundance of humor . . . Graham demonstrates that her acting chops are not her only talent."--Library Journal
"Thoroughly charming."--Entertainment Weekly
"Sweet, funny, and full of heart . . . a dazzling debut."--Emily Giffin, New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed and Where We Belong "Warm and funny, charming and smart."--Diane Keaton, New York Times bestselling author of Then Again "Graham deftly captures what it's like to be young, ambitious, and hopeful in New York City."--Candace Bushnell, New York Times bestselling author of Sex and the City and The Carrie Diaries
"Fresh and funny and full of zingers, Lauren Graham's charming writing style instantly drew me in."--Meg Cabot, bestselling author of the Princess Diaries and Heather Wells Mystery series
"A winning, entertaining read . . . [Lauren Graham] has smartly mined just the right details from her own experience, infusing her work with crackling dialogue and observations about show business that ring funny and true."--The Washington Post "A charmer of a first novel . . . [Graham] has an easy, unforced style and, when the situation calls for it, a keen sense of the ridiculous."--The Wall Street Journal
"With insight, care, and an abundance of humor . . . Graham demonstrates that her acting chops are not her only talent."--Library Journal
"Thoroughly charming."--Entertainment Weekly
"Sweet, funny, and full of heart . . . a dazzling debut."--Emily Giffin, New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed and Where We Belong "Warm and funny, charming and smart."--Diane Keaton, New York Times bestselling author of Then Again "Graham deftly captures what it's like to be young, ambitious, and hopeful in New York City."--Candace Bushnell, New York Times bestselling author of Sex and the City and The Carrie Diaries
"Fresh and funny and full of zingers, Lauren Graham's charming writing style instantly drew me in."--Meg Cabot, bestselling author of the Princess Diaries and Heather Wells Mystery series
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Community Reviews
This is one of those reviews where I think it is best handled with the list method.
Things I didn't like:
There were about fifty pages in the middle that just dragged. I still laughed at certain points, but I had a difficult time getting through them.
The ending felt as if the author was told she had so many pages to fill and when she hit them she just stopped.
The basic place where the character ended was almost the same place she had reached a hundred pages into the book. You could see where Franny's personal growth and career were going, but I think I would have liked a little more definitive answer about the success achieved in both areas.
Things I did like:
The humor, really not sure you could say enough about this. Even the boring parts had enough humor to keep the story going. I liked the way the character wasn't sure about how the things she was doing kept turning out to be humorous.
The secondary characters. I loved Deena and how she wasn't going to give up until she got that specific role. Jane, one roommate, who gave the boyfriends names, which really should have shown Franny how ridiculous her taste in men was. Dan, the other roommate, who just wanted to write a successful screen play.
Penny, the seemingly vapid blond actress, who got all the roles. I thought she was fabulous not because she wasn't really an entitled snot, but because she knew her craft well and wasn't above sharing her knowledge of how to work the system.
The doodled date book. Really everyone needs some good doodles. My favorite was the pig made out of one of the punch holes. Seriously that portion alone bumped the book up a couple of steps for me.
Things I didn't like:
There were about fifty pages in the middle that just dragged. I still laughed at certain points, but I had a difficult time getting through them.
The ending felt as if the author was told she had so many pages to fill and when she hit them she just stopped.
The basic place where the character ended was almost the same place she had reached a hundred pages into the book. You could see where Franny's personal growth and career were going, but I think I would have liked a little more definitive answer about the success achieved in both areas.
Things I did like:
The humor, really not sure you could say enough about this. Even the boring parts had enough humor to keep the story going. I liked the way the character wasn't sure about how the things she was doing kept turning out to be humorous.
The secondary characters. I loved Deena and how she wasn't going to give up until she got that specific role. Jane, one roommate, who gave the boyfriends names, which really should have shown Franny how ridiculous her taste in men was. Dan, the other roommate, who just wanted to write a successful screen play.
Penny, the seemingly vapid blond actress, who got all the roles. I thought she was fabulous not because she wasn't really an entitled snot, but because she knew her craft well and wasn't above sharing her knowledge of how to work the system.
The doodled date book. Really everyone needs some good doodles. My favorite was the pig made out of one of the punch holes. Seriously that portion alone bumped the book up a couple of steps for me.
с этой книгой вышло так, что обстоятельства повлияли на впечатление больше самого текста. я читала ее, когда была в первый раз в нью-йорке (и переживала его всеми пятью чувствами), да еще и каталась из коннектикута на манхэттен поездом metro north - что делает в книге и героиня. но все равно ни нью-йорка, ни любви к лорен грэм и лорелай гилмор (которая она для меня навсегда) не хватило, чтобы книгу вытянуть. средненько.
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