So Old, So Young

If you loved Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings and its rich look at evolving friendships, So Old, So Young is like its wittier younger sibling. While Wolitzer paints a deeply reflective picture through a female lens, Grant Ginder charms us with sharp humor as his group of college friends face new cities, careers, relationships, and stages, i.e., parenthood.

Set around five parties over two decades that bring them back together, the novel examines how we both run from and cling to our friends through love, life, and loss. As they reunite, Ginder gives us a playful, modern novel about what remains of who we once were.

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