Someday, Someday, Maybe: A Novel Author: Lauren Graham | Language: English | ISBN:
B00ALBR6E6 | Format: EPUB
Someday, Someday, Maybe: A Novel Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom 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
From the Hardcover edition.- File Size: 3582 KB
- Print Length: 352 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books (April 30, 2013)
- Sold by: Random House LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00ALBR6E6
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
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I have watched Lauren Graham on television and in a few movies and had no idea that she was an aspiring author. When I got this novel I was totally shocked to see that she was the author and I was seriously annoyed at myself thinking that this would just be a barely legible novel (I have been burned before by celebrities turned author novels). I can say with relief that I was 100 percent wrong. Someday, Someday, Maybe is a wonderful effort for a first time novelist.
Taking place in New York City in 1995, this novel follows an aspiring actress, Franny Banks. Franny has given herself a six month deadline to finally get noticed in the world of acting, or leave to return home and marry her long-time off again on again boyfriend.
The novel moves quickly and the character of Franny is written very well. I felt as if Franny was a good friend by the end of the novel and I wanted her to get success, fall in love with someone who deserved her, and not stress about money so much. Ms. Graham did a wonderful job writing Franny. I am sure that the character came easy to her since at least superficially the two resemble each other, and I would assume that Ms. Graham used her own personal stories of auditions and failures in this novel.
I also loved Franny's interactions with her father (I wanted more since the scenes of them talking to each other were so funny) and more details on auditions that she tried out for instead of her referring to them after they had passed.
The only issue that I really do have with this novel is that I wished that Graham had went deeper on the other characters in the novel. I really didn't feel as if I got to know her best friend Jane and even Dan to a certain extent.
Life is often heavy. Literature is often heavy. Sometimes I just want a little light entertainment, and Lauren Graham's debut novel, Someday, Someday Maybe sounded like just what the doctor ordered. Now there's no reason to believe that a gifted comic actress would be a particularly gifted comic novelist. Actually, my expectations might lean slightly in the opposite direction. So let me be the first to proclaim what a fun, funny, clever, and refreshing debut this is. It was absolutely everything I wanted and more than I expected.
Someday, Someday Maybe is the story of aspiring actress Franny Banks. She'd given herself three years to make it in New York, and as the novel opens in 1995, her deadline is fast approaching. Currently, she's waiting tables, not for Godot. The novel details Franny's travails personally and professionally as her deadline looms. There's no real need to describe the plot further.
It seems reasonable to assume that there's at least a smidge of autobiography in the mix. It can't be a coincidence that Lauren Graham's first professional listings on IMDB showed up right around 1995. She's writing about a time, a place, and a world that she knows. The details ring true. And she does an excellent job of articulating the work of an actor. It's quite interesting being inside Franny's head, hearing her thought process, as she taps into the emotions she needs to convey. It's easy to empathize with the likeable Franny and to root for her to succeed.
One of the greatest pleasures of the novel is the humor. Both actors and the industry are satirized. Additionally, there is rich observational humor.
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