Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
(344 pages)
I needed a light read after the heavy book I read prior to this and the (what I've heard) tear-jerking next novel I'm set to read. This fit the bill to a tee, and while it wasn't the most amazing literature in the world, it was a light and fun story about a relatable twentysomething in New York City.
Franny is a hopeful actress, trying to hit it big after many years in the big city with very little success. She has set up a deadline for herself, and finds herself struggling as the deadline quickly approaches. As she finds disappointing agents, boyfriends, and auditions, her deadline seems to be the final bookmark of her acting career.
I loved the descriptions of her friend (and eventual love interest) from her acting class, James. He continues to go to acting class even though he's hit the "big time" (having small roles in movies), and I pictured him by the descriptions of his skeazy personaility immediately as James Franco. If he wasn't supposed to be based on James Franco, I would be totally surprised!!
Usually I am skeptical of how much celebrity novelists actually write of their book, but considering Lauren Graham has a BA in English from Barnard, I am more than willing to give her the benefit of the doubt that she mostly wrote this novel herself. I would not hesitate to read anything else she puts out, as long as it's not a memoir about her time on the Gilmore Girls set (that show annoys me even after all these years!).
Next up: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
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