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Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham

logolepsy_e's review against another edition

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3.0

Romanzo d'esordio di Lauren Graham, attrice che mi è sempre piaciuta molto. E così, per curiosità, ho deciso di darle una chance anche come scrittrice.
Il risultato è stato discreto. Si vede che è il primo romanzo di una scrittrice acerba, inesperta. Si nota nella storia, nel suo sviluppo, ma anche nello stile e, soprattutto, nei personaggi.
La trama è decisamente lineare e semplice, povera di colpi di scena eclatanti ma, comunque, interessante e coinvolgente. Seguiamo le avventure di Franny, giovane donna alla ricerca di una carriera, e forse anche di sé stessa, nella Grande Mela, la città delle opportunità.
L'ambientazione, a mio parere un punto di forza del romanzo, fa ottimamente da sfondo alle vicende narrate. E non parlo solo di New York, ma anche del mondo dello spettacolo in cui Franny cerca disperatamente di sfondare, che secondo me è descritto e reso molto bene; il lettore si trova a scoprire proprio insieme alla protagonista, inizialmente ignara anche lei, come funziona questo mondo, apparentemente bello e splendente, ma in realtà spietato.
Ho trovato inoltre curiosa la scelta dell'ambientazione temporale: il 1995. Credo fosse in fondo strumentale alle vicende della protagonista, e non mi è affatto dispiaciuta; è stato bello leggere dei messaggi in segreteria, di quando i cellulari erano solo un pensiero futuristico e di quando una ragazza di 25 anni non sapeva usare un computer. Insomma, a completare il quadro dell'ottima ambientazione, abbiamo anche quella temporale.
Lo stile è semplice e asciutto, forse un po' troppo povero di descrizioni.
Il vero punto debole del libro, però, sono i personaggi. Poco caratterizzati e troppo poco approfonditi, risultano troppo statici e bidimensionali. I meglio riusciti, secondo me, sono Jane, l'amica, e Dan, il coinquilino, a cui però avrei dedicato ancora un po' più di spazio. Tutti gli altri sono macchiette, ombre sullo sfondo, e restano un po' anonimi. Anche la protagonista stessa non è ben caratterizzata. Sappiamo poco del suo aspetto fisico (cosa che, per un'attrice, dovrebbe essere un po' più importante), ma anche caratterialmente la conosciamo poco: all'inizio sembra una ragazza brillante, spiritosa, ironica, poi però si spegne un po' e sembra più cupa, ingenua, spenta.
Questa scarsa realizzazione dei personaggi, purtroppo, pesa su tutto il romanzo. Il libro però non è totalmente da bocciare; è una lettura di certo leggera, ma comunque interessante, coinvolgente. Sono certa che con un po' di esperienza e di maturità in più, Lauren possa fare anche di meglio.

acal92's review against another edition

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challenging funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

storybrooke13's review against another edition

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3.0

the premise of this book is super fun & the main character Franny is so relatable!! I just found this book ok, not amazing. Glad I read it though

kelboo's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

alicebme's review against another edition

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3.0

I didn't love it, but now that I've finished I keep thinking about the characters and go to pick up the book to see what happens to them next. What does that mean when you keep forgetting you've finished a book?

janagaton's review against another edition

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3.0

I listened to this novel on Audible, and it's narrated by Lauren Graham herself, which is most likely what gave this book an extra star for me, if I'm being honest. If you didn't know, Lauren Graham is Lorelai Gilmore in the show, Gilmore Girls, which is my all-time favorite, so I'm kind of biased. The plot itself, however, just didn't cut it for me. It's a typical story about an actress who navigates the industry, getting some roles but not getting others. It was simply a bit too predictable for my liking, but like I said, I absolutely love Lauren Graham, and you can definitely hear her Lorelai coming out in her writing.

protoman21's review against another edition

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4.0

I was pleased to discover that Lauren Graham can write! She definitely followed the writing axiom: "write what you know" because the story tells the tale of a young actress finding her way in New York City, something we know Graham is familiar with. This lends credibility to her story, and explains why you can really feel the nervousness and pressure of an audition and can agonize with her character as she tries to decide if she can justify going for her dream any longer when life just keeps putting up obstacles.

shrootreads's review against another edition

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challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

marthamaereads's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was definitely not one of my favourites to read. I just found it very hard to get into the book, and it just dragged at some points. I felt like there was a lot of story and dialogue, but nothing going on. I was just bored.

Also, I just did not enjoy the character of Franny as much as I would have liked. I found her to be kind of dumb actually. She had all these feelings and insticts about events and people, but she would never follow them! She just kept making excuses for why things were the way they were, or why she should keep dating some jerk. That is one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to main female characters, I mean come on you know that you should not be doing that, SO DON'T DO IT.

I found myself craving more of Franny's roommates than I did her. I absolutely loved Jane, she is such a badass, funny, true character, and at times I wished she was my friend! And do not even get me started on Dan... gahhh I am in love!

The ending of this book was such a shock.. it left off at a huge cliffhanger! NOOOO! I need to know what happens! I am assuming she is planning on writing a sequel as she left so many things unanswered. And according to Goodreads, "Graham signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television and Ellen DeGeneres' production company A Very Good Production to adapt it into a TV series. The script will be written by her." I am excited for this as I feel it could make for a very nice TV show if the casting is done right.

All in all, it was not a horrible book, but I would try to rent it from a library or a friend before spending money on it.

anniejarman's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75