Lisa Eckstein’s Reviews > Lessons in Magic and Disaster > Status Update
Lisa Eckstein
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"'If you're going to start quoting one of your theory nerds at me, then never mind.'
'Henry Fielding was not a theory nerd! He was perhaps the greatest comic novelist who ever lived.'
'I thought Alison Bechdel was the best at comic novels.'
'That's graphic novels, and--' Jamie realizes Serena is trolling. She knows exactly who Henry Fielding was, and what the term 'comic novel' means."
— Oct 12, 2025 07:19PM
'Henry Fielding was not a theory nerd! He was perhaps the greatest comic novelist who ever lived.'
'I thought Alison Bechdel was the best at comic novels.'
'That's graphic novels, and--' Jamie realizes Serena is trolling. She knows exactly who Henry Fielding was, and what the term 'comic novel' means."
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Lisa Eckstein
is on page 268 of 320
Almost to the end, and I hope things can turn out okay for these characters!
— Oct 23, 2025 06:39PM
Lisa Eckstein
is on page 177 of 320
"Jamie doesn't believe in much, but she always believes that bookstores are sacred, and enough books in one place will ward off almost any evil."
— Oct 17, 2025 07:15PM
Lisa Eckstein
is on page 127 of 320
"Even though Jamie does magic sometimes, she's not sure she believes in magic." I'm loving this aspect of the book, that it might be set in a fantasy world where magic is real, or it could (so far) simply be our world.
— Oct 16, 2025 12:21PM
Lisa Eckstein
is on page 24 of 320
Already invested in these characters and the emotions of the situation.
— Oct 09, 2025 07:56PM
