Someday, someday, maybe
Lauren Graham
Description: Meet Franny Banks, an aspiring actress who has set a goal for herself -
realize her dream in New York City within three years or take up another
profession. She has come so close but not close enough and there are
only a few months left in her self-imposed timeline. And even if her to roommates are very supportive, she knows that a two-persons-fanclub is not enough.
In these last 6 months she tries to get a speking role in nearly everything, instead of working as a waitress and a caintering server. But then, how do you know how you are going to be succesful? Who is the right agent: the glib Joe Melville or been-there-seen-it-all Barney Sparks? And how much is she willing to do for getting a job? On the other hand what is it with her nice ex-boxfriend, her back-up plan? And then, there's James Franklin, a notorious flirt and the most successful actor in her class - is he showing interest? How is Franny going to deal with all that and is she truly believing in herself and her dreams? Find the answers to all those questions in this wonderful, bittersweet story about a young girl in New York!
My opinion: For all those who know Lauren Graham from Gilmore Girls, in this novel she is funny as always. For those who don't: Stop reading this and start watching Gilmore Girls. Then come back and read this again. Still, Gilmore Girls or any other things about Lauren Graham are NOT needed to read the novel.
Franny is a very cute and nice character, who works hard for her dreams and her life. Still, sometimes I wische dshe would be a little less dreemy or less believing. On the other hand, that is a very sympathetic part of her lovely character, so I don't really know if it was ood to let her be that way. She is very normal and an everday-person, which made it simple to underdstand her, a very funny person. The other characters work pretty well and are part of this whole world as you imagine it. Personally, I really loved Barney Sparks, because he was this kind of weird, ol man, that was just so much fun to read about. But I also liked the way the other characters were created. Lauren Graham's language in this debut novel is really nice, funny and individual, what I liked a lot. I never had the feeling to read something I already knew or so. I just had fun reading it and like the way it all worked. Really great is the micture Lauren creates between a fictional story and a story from her own life - I always could imagine the people living in New York and still knwo it was just fictional.
All in all: 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. It is a wonderful novel that I recommend to everyone and everybody!
