Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham

Goodreads Summary:

A charming and laugh-out-loud novel by Lauren Graham, beloved star of Parenthood and Gilmore Girls, about an aspiring actress trying to make it in mid-nineties New York City.

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 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 dishwashing 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.

My Thoughts:
I enjoyed this read. I think it was a great first book. It was a little on the predictable/ formulaic side of books, but I don't think it worked against the story to be that way.

Franny is a likable character and you really do care about what happens to her personally and professionally. I would have liked a little deeper look at what it feels like to be rejected all the time. While the subject was covered, it wasn't as deep as it could have been.

Lauren Graham's voice clearly comes out in this book. If you are a fan of her acting you will be a fan of her writing. I look forward to reading more from her. I recommend this as a light read to anyone who likes Lauren Graham's work and anyone who likes a chick read.

While writing this review I was listening to the Rachel Maddow show.