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Just like the author, Franny has a low self-esteem. One night when Franny gets back from an exciting meeting with her first agent, she runs into Everett. Sometimes enough is enough, but when do we call it quits? Life is an art of balance. Balancing work, personal life, dreams, reality, money, fun, and all the other mysterious aspects.

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For people who are trying to make it in creative careers, this fine line between dream and reality gets blurry easily. How can we know? The only thing we can be certain of in life is what we believe, in what we know in our gut to be true. But it is the only true measure we can trust. So back to Franny. She eventually gets offered a part in a zombie movie with partial nudity, real money, in a real movie, but she declines the role after thinking long and hard about it.

The book ends with the indication of a happy ending with a tint of romance. Who would want to read a book about someone constantly failing and never bouncing back? In the end, she made it by believing in herself. To all of you who are asking, doubting, and dreaming: Believe in your talent. And never stop dreaming. Overall this is a well-written, well-meaning, easy read from a great actress who has seemingly succeeded in a field where others have failed, and I hope it goes on to be a success for her.

View all 7 comments. Mar 08, Kelly Woodward rated it really liked it Shelves: One of my favorite ways to procrastinate is to watch Craig Ferguson interview Lauren Graham. He is my favorite talk show host, and she is bubbly, quirky, intelligent, funny, and a touch self-deprecating. I've loved Lauren ever since I started watching Gilmore Girls many moons ago, and I was thrilled to see that she had written a novel.

However, I was afraid as I often am when I get excited about something that the book would suck. It did not suck. Rather, it was wonderful. I flew through it, s One of my favorite ways to procrastinate is to watch Craig Ferguson interview Lauren Graham. I flew through it, so caught up in Franny's plight that I needed to know what happened, even at the expense of sleep. That's saying a lot, because I have an infant son that requires lots of energy. When I started reading, I was looking for Lauren between the lines, thinking, "I wonder if this happened to her when she was just getting started," "I could picture her saying this," etc.

Someday, Someday, Maybe –A book review

Soon, though thank God , I fell into the story so much that I almost entirely forgot who the author was. I was enjoying the hell out of myself, along for the ride as Franny told me her story. This book is funny and embarrassing and sweet and just overall wonderful. It was so much fun to read. I love that it took place in ; I'd forgotten how difficult it was to get in touch with people when we had to rely on pay phones and answering machines! And I who now use my iPhone calendar to keep track of where I'm supposed to be and when miss having a planner in my purse, because I too used to doodle and make notes to self in the margins, and I feel like that was good for me, a good way to see where I'm going as well as where I've been, in more ways than one.

I'm rambling now, but that's because this book made me think of so many things while I was reading it, and that's a good thing. I received a free copy of this book through Goodreads's First Reads program. View all 3 comments. Charming, heartwarming and full of humor, Someday, Someday Maybe is about the joys and struggles of being young and carefree in a big city. Its about believing in the beauty of dreams and chasing them without losing hope.

Its a story about making mistakes - in life and in relationships but knowing when to hold on and when to let go. Franny Banks, the twenty something protagonist has always dreamed of being an actress. After finishing college she comes to New York giving herself a three-year dead Charming, heartwarming and full of humor, Someday, Someday Maybe is about the joys and struggles of being young and carefree in a big city.

After finishing college she comes to New York giving herself a three-year deadline to make a career out of acting. However, since time flies, its January and only six months are left of the deadline Franny set for herself. Her achievements so far include one advertisement for bulky, ugly Christmas sweaters. A part- time waitressing job at one of the many comedy clubs makes it possible for her to pay the bills, and barely so. But quitting, is the last thing on Franny's mind and for some inexplicable reason she believes that everything will fall into place and all her dreams will come true.

The beginning of the book was a tad bit slow, as in there was little to no movement in the storyline, but Lauren Graham's witty, entertaining narration totally makes up for it. Franny is delightful, even if a bit quirky and oh so human.

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She has her flaws and insecurities but that doesn't stop her from being absolutely determined to follow her dreams and draw crazily optimistic conclusions for auditions gone wrong because after all she knows she is talented. Franny is warm and fierce with an amusing self-deprecating humor. She also possesses an unavoidable need for external validation, a not-so-good quality of hers that she is well aware of and constantly working on.

Along with these there are plenty of other interesting individuals in the story, a delicate and full-of-herself talented actress in class, another successful and very handsome classmate who is totally crush-worthy, strange agents and an even stranger audition crowd. Even though the plot is fairly predictable, Someday, Someday Maybe is a sweet, funny and hopeful story, an amusing and enjoyable read that has several relatable laugh-out-loud moments and a gentle message, that if you want something deeply, desperately enough, you're bound to get it someday. A lovely book to spend an afternoon with, for readers who enjoy contemporary chick-lits.

Mar 14, Dale Harcombe rated it liked it. Three and a half stars This is an entertaining romp that demonstrates the difficulties and disappointments, as well as the small successes, along the way that an actress takes trying to make it. Franny Banks had promised herself that if after three years she had not become a success in her chosen career she will leave New York behind. As the deadline draws closer she wonders if she will be forced to make good on that promise.

I felt for Franny as she struggles to maintain waitressing jobs among other things, while still trying to get that big break. This story shows the pitfalls in the acting life as well as the various types of people Franny meets, the kind, the superior, the manipulative and the downright sleazy. I rarely read stories about or written by celebrities but I had heard a bit about this one on Goodreads so decided to bring it home from the library and give it a go.

I found it an amusing read, though I did wonder if fame was worth the price some actors and actresses pay to try and achieve it. For me, this book was a good balance to a couple to the more suspenseful books I had read. Anyone with an interest in acting should probably read it and take note of some of what goes on behind the scenes.

Fans of the Gilmore Girls or Lauren Graham should enjoy it. View all 4 comments. Aug 06, Christina rated it it was ok Shelves: I read this because it got decent reviews and, as a fan of The Gilmore Girls, I was curious about Lauren Graham as a writer. The book is about a something recent college grad trying to make a go of an acting career in NYC. It's pretty good and did make me laugh at times, but tonally I was distracted bec I read this because it got decent reviews and, as a fan of The Gilmore Girls, I was curious about Lauren Graham as a writer.

It's pretty good and did make me laugh at times, but tonally I was distracted because the protagonist's voice was so close to Lorelei Gilmore. Those quirky, nervous-energy-fueled long speeches were usually entertaining on The Gilmore Girls but in written form I found myself skimming over them in order to get through the book. I also spent a lot of my reading energy wondering how much of the Lorelei Gilmore character was Lauren Graham vs. Amy Sherman-Palladino the creator of the show. This was just what I needed after reading a couple of very heavy books two in a row with drowned children, how does that happen?

Lauren Graham delivered the audio version exactly as I am sure she intended when she wrote the words--in the same deadpan style with which she delivers her lines on Parenthood. Like many little girls, I spent many idle hours wondering what kind of actress I could make and what I'd change my name to when I became a star.

Listening to Franny's adventures, flops and fa This was just what I needed after reading a couple of very heavy books two in a row with drowned children, how does that happen? Listening to Franny's adventures, flops and failures made me glad mine were just childhood fantasies and nothing more. I'd never survive the waitressing. A very enjoyable, fun book. View all 5 comments. Feb 28, Susane Colasanti rated it it was amazing. An uplifting story of what it takes to manifest your heart's desires.

Lauren Graham writes with passion, soul, and honesty. Plus she's freaking hilarious. You'll love this journey of an aspiring actress finding her way in New York City circa All I could do after turning the last page of this effervescent debut was to hope that Gilmore Girls and Parenthood star Lauren Graham will adapt her first novel to the big screen, or even pen a sequel.

This is an adult novel - it's not especially racy, but there's definitely a bit of profanity and some sexual scenes. It should be fine for anyone fourteen and older] Is there anything Lauren Graham can't do well? Known for her humourous and emotional on-screen performances in Gilmore Girls and Parenthood, Lauren Graham is one of those actresses who really feels like she is the characters she plays: Because of my love for her as an actress, I had very high expectations of Someday, Someday, Maybe and I'm glad to say that they delivered.

The novel is written in first-person from the point of view of Franny Banks, a young, talented actress who is trying to get on Broadway. Each chapter is punctuated by Filofax pages with Franny's scribblings - appointments, what she ate, how much she ran, doodles I can only imagine that Graham did this, and that's where this novel came from. You'll be glad to know that Graham's writing is very, very solid. I was incredibly impressed with her nuanced descriptions and her pitch-perfect rendering of character.

Someday, Someday, Maybe was a smooth and effortless read from a writing standpoint. While it's not an incredibly inventive story - young, poor actor trying to make it - the novel makes up for that in heart, in humour, and in authenticity. I loved how Franny rambled on like Lorelai Gilmore when she was confused. I loved how she really didn't know what she wanted to do, but she just kept on doing it. I loved how much effort and mental power Franny put into an audition for a girl who doesn't have a line, but just has a funny laugh.

I loved how she had depressing weeks when nothing was happening in her career, and she had to just sit around in her pajamas and watch crappy TV for awhile before pulling herself back up. Read the rest of this review at Mostly YA Lit I won't summarize this story -- you can read other reviews or the book blurb to know it's about Franny Banks, an young woman trying to make it in New York, in acting.

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This was chick lit at it's finest. The story of a young woman navigating her heart and dreams. Graham avoided most of the chick lit pitfalls a la Sex and the City thank goodness but wove a story with witty dialog, strong descriptions and my favorite, symbolism! I was taking notes! Franny I won't summarize this story -- you can read other reviews or the book blurb to know it's about Franny Banks, an young woman trying to make it in New York, in acting. Just like my kind of heroine. I loved her relationship with her roommates and her family.

I loved the happy but not quite perfect ending. Enough to know Franny was on her way to finding her destiny. I loved who she ended up with romance in the end. Well done by Lauren Graham. I hope she writes more novels.


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If so, I'll be reading them! Jan 12, BookChic Club marked it as to-read. I love Lauren Graham! It's always interesting when an actor writes a novel. Because this book is about a pretty brunette trying to make her way as an actor in the mids, it was especially easy to picture Ms. Graham as the protagonist and to wonder throughout how much of the novel is autobiographical. The novel follows Franny Banks, a girl in her mid-twenties whose self-imposed deadline of showing-progress-or giving-up on acting is looming in six months. She has one commercial under her belt, but no agent, no manager, and no acting jobs to call her own.

She takes an acting class with a well-respected coach and waitresses at a comedy club while schlepping from audition to audition hoping that something happens. There were several things I really liked about Someday, Someday, Maybe. I really liked her friendship with Jane. The two were funny and realistic and you feel how special their bond was.

Jane gives Franny's boyfriends hilarious nicknames like "Purpolo" to a guy who wore the same purple polo the two times he came to pick Franny up for a date. The two live together along with their third roommate, Dan, an unassuming man who is trying to write a sci-fi script and who has a long-term finance who, because she works in banking, is slightly baffled by this world populated by authors, actors, and other artists. I also liked Franny's relationship with her father and found it to be realistic, as well.

Her dad is kind and supportive, but he is also slightly baffled by her world and wonders if she wouldn't be better off coming home and teaching English like he does. I liked the way the romance s were handled and enjoyed how they never really took center stage of the story. This book is purely about Franny and her "coming-of- later -age" or at least about her character's arc in the last six months of her deadline.

She has her college boyfriend, Clark, who is currently serving as her "back-up. There is the cute, established actor in her acting class who occasionally shows some interest. And there is roommate Dan, who Franny sometimes catches herself thinking about, even though he's engaged. I liked the actualities of an actor trying to make it. The auditions, the awkwardness of trying to get an agent, the "this is it" breaks that may or may not lead somewhere. There are so many people who try to make it in both NYC and LA and the realities of that life are rarely pretty.

Like the old joke of "Oh, you're an actor? Where do you wait tables?


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I simply could not separate the story from the author. Again, even though I don't know a whole lot about Lauren Graham, I do know enough, and I could just not not picture her as Franny and I kept waiting for something familiar to happen like landing a role about a mother and daughter, say, or a recognizable movie role.


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  • Also, when it comes down to it, this story wasn't really about anything. It's a perfectly pleasant read and Lauren Graham can certainly write, but at the end of the day, nothing really happens. Overall, I did enjoy Someday, Someday, Maybe. It's a well-written slice-of-life story. I'm sure her fans will especially enjoy it. If she does write something new or writes a follow-up to Franny's story, I will definitely pick it up. A really lovely read: Went into this not knowing too much on purpose and was pleasantly surprised.: Lauren Graham isn't the best writer but she has a nice style, it plops you right into Franny's world.

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    You root for her and hope for the best with her as she tries to make in a tough industry. Apr 30, Pages. Apr 30, Minutes. 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. 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. Graham demonstrates that her acting chops are not her only talent.

    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. PC and Mac compatible. Lauren Graham is an actor, writer, and producer best known for her roles on the critically acclaimed series Gilmore Girls and Parenthood.