Thread: Want To Read Others' Thoughts? Try Reading Literary Fiction
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Old 10-09-2013, 06:46 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe View Post
Just read a Scientific American article on the same subject that looks as if it used the same source material.

"Novel Finding: Reading Literary Fiction Improves Empathy" by Julianne Chiaet.

Interesting stuff, Kenny. Guess I'll have to grab a copy of The Round House by Louise Erdrich and start empathizing.
I just got it from the library myself.
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