Someday, Someday, Maybe
by Lauren Graham
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My rating: 3.5 / 5
Genre: Fiction (minorly historical)

Fanny Banks is only 6 months away from the self-imposed deadline of really getting somewhere in her acting career. But she has no agent, no real connections, and really not much else going for her either. The only forward motion she really has is the upcoming showcase for her acting class, which has a precedence of getting the performers noticed by the right people. But will it be the break she needs?

Set in the 90s, though I’m not sure why, exactly—maybe because that was the time period that Graham herself was trying to break into acting, or maybe the acting scene in NY has changed enough since the 90s that she just preferred to stick to that time—this story meanders a bit more than I prefer. Fanny is fairly unfocused, despite her looming deadline, and it doesn’t really get any better as the book progresses. I’m certain I got a pretty realistic look at what trying to break into acting looks like, and I have to say I’m glad to have never been a part of this scene, or the big-city life in general. Graham unsurprisingly does a great job narrating, I just wish there had been more meat to the plot. Or maybe a slightly more solid ending. Though that may also be an accurate look at what trying to “make it” can feel like—as if one never really knows when one has “made it.” The book isn’t bad, by any means, and I’m sure there are people out there that it is much better suited for. If you think you might be one of them, by all means, check out reviews of those with whom the book resonated more at the link below.

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