"We don't have much time, but look," you say, leading Diego to the bookcase. "She has a lot of contemporary literary fiction, and a lot of these I'd categorize under magic realism. Can you think of any graphic novels that are mostly realistic but have magic realism in them?"
"Duh, of course," he says. "There's at least eight that immediately come to mind, like—"
"Don't tell me," you interrupt him. "Text her about it later as an excuse to keep talking. Ask her if she's read any of them, and if she hasn't, say you'd be happy to lend some to her if she's interested."
"Okay good, I like this, I can do that," he says.
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