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 a 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 dish washing 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.
4/5 stars (really liked it)
I listened to this on audiobook since it was read by Lauren Graham herself. Franny is funny and a worrier. She is constantly making deals with herself. I really like her two roommates too and like that as the book progressed they were in it a little more. I loved the progression of Franny's character and how she went from a little unsure of herself to someone very confident in herself. I loved and didn't like the ending. The ending is left a little open but I thought it was a perfect ending to this story. I would definitely read another book written by Lauren Graham.
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