www.scientificamerican.com/article/novel-finding-reading-literary-fiction-improves-empathy
Honestly this is like saying 'have sex because it is good for your heart'.
>>8299403
No it really isn't
>>8299388
can't wait to see how my daughter changes after reading looking for alaska!
>>8299403
Listen Zizek-lover, it would only be so if people were reading FOR empathy, or the article suggested that you read for empathy.
I haven't read it btw
I agree with this article btw. I will find myself thinking from the perspective of different characters in a novel I'm reading, and then do the same in real life.