Book Review
So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
Publisher: Gallery / Scout Press
Publication Date: February 17, 2026
Format: Hardcover - 384 pages
Paperback - 384 pages
Kindle - 384 pages / 2.5 MB
Audiobook - 11 Hours 21 Minutes
Nook - 384 pages / 5 MB
ISBN (Hardcover): 978-1668051771
ISBN (Paperback): 978-1668227114
ASIN (Kindle): B0FCG5Y8KY
ASIN (Audiobook): B0FCZG422R
BNID (Nook): 978-1668051795
Genre: Literary Fiction / Friendship
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Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. I also purchased a hardcover from my monthly BOTM subscription.
Book Description:
Six Friends.
Five Parties.
Twenty Years…
How did we get So Old, So Young?
From Grant Ginder, the bestselling author of The People We Hate at the Wedding, comes a novel of impending millennial middle age that is part love story, part tragic comedy. Five parties over the course of two decades bring six college friends together, exploring the ways we can run from and cling to our friends in love, life, and death.
For Marco and Mia, Sasha and Theo, Richie and Adam, the one constant in life after college together has been change. New jobs. New cities. New spouses. New children. Through it all, one thing they thought would always stay the same is their friendship. But time has a way of breaking even the strongest bonds and testing what we thought we knew. From East Village apartment parties and disastrous destination weddings to fortieth birthdays and suburban backyard barbecues, Grant Ginder’s resonant, funny, and deeply moving novel is a story about the growing pains of the millennial generation, and a celebration of how love can shift, stumble, and grow into something bigger than we ever could have imagined.
My Book Review:
So Old, So Young by author Grant Ginder is a story of lifelong friendships, from college days to middle age (Millennials), as six friends' lives and lifelong friendships change over a twenty-year span.
Marco, Mia, Sasha, Theo, Richie and Adam met in college at the University of Pennsylvania. After they graduate, the ebb and flow of life bring changes to their friendships as the years go by. With life comes careers, marriage, children, lifestyle changes, and less time spent together. Follow along as the six lifelong friends find just how hard it is to maintain their friendships as their individual lives change over the years.
So Old, So Young is a beautifully written story about a group of six lifelong friends, and how the ebb and flow of life over a span of twenty years change their friendships. This is a realistic story that takes the reader on an emotional roller coaster ride where they feel the gamut of emotions as the six friends' lives and friendships change as they grow into adulthood and middle age.
This is such a realistic and relatable story. Told in alternating third person narratives, the reader follows along with the six lifelong friends' lives as they change over the span of twenty years. As I read their story, it got me thinking about my own friendships that I had over the years. It is so true that as years go by, a lot of lifelong friendships change as everybody's lives change after high school and college. With adulthood comes changes as everyone follows their own life's journey, and not every friendship lasts for a variety of reasons, but it's always one event in life that ultimately draws them back together ... sigh.
So Old, So Young is one of the best books that I have read so far in 2026. If you love reading stories that celebrate friendships and the reality of life, you will definitely love this book!
Rating: 5 Stars 
About The Author
Grant Ginder is the author of the novels Let’s Not Do That Again, Honestly, We Meant Well, The People We Hate at the Wedding, Driver’s Education, and This is How It Starts. Originally from Southern California, he studied at the University of Pennsylvania and received his MFA from NYU, where he currently teaches writing. He lives in Brooklyn with his husband, Mac, and their disastrous dog, Frankie.
