Bleah’s Reviews > Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close > Status Update
Bleah
is on page 86 of 326
Is the kid still annoying (and weirdly racist?): yes.
Did I cry on page 85? Also yes
So we’re trusting the process right now.
— Jan 07, 2026 08:25AM
Did I cry on page 85? Also yes
So we’re trusting the process right now.
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Bleah
is on page 283 of 326
screaming crying throwing up this book is so good. What a journey this has been. I can’t believe it’s also done.
Also I have this joke that if I had a nickel for every time I watched a show or movie, read a book, whatever and found out I was accidentally engaging with a 9/11 or ww2 story I’d have wayyyyyy more nickels than the average person. Welp.
— Jan 10, 2026 09:44AM
Also I have this joke that if I had a nickel for every time I watched a show or movie, read a book, whatever and found out I was accidentally engaging with a 9/11 or ww2 story I’d have wayyyyyy more nickels than the average person. Welp.
Bleah
is on page 168 of 326
Okay but why is this kid the most 2005-coded brand of "quirk"? Like Dawsons Creek meets Perks of Being a Wallflower meets probably that kid from Little Miss Sunshine idk. If Foer had given him 2-3 of these qualities it would be mildly more survivable but this kid is insufferable!!
I am only in it for the grandparent letters at this point.
— Jan 10, 2026 05:52AM
I am only in it for the grandparent letters at this point.
Bleah
is on page 152 of 326
The kid is still annoying but the letters in between the present day chapters are changing my brain chemistry.
— Jan 09, 2026 03:45PM
