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lounge_jam

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4. A great form of human locution

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 02:14 AM

Oct 2018

I'm not surprised by this finding/suggestion. Good literature is very likely to make one a well-rounded person. It's not a guarantee, though. But it's still better than any other means.

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Reading Literary Fiction Improves Empathy [View all] hermetic Jan 2018 OP

If you cannot read, will picture books do the job? Asking for a friend. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #1

Sure, hermetic Jan 2018 #2

Rats, my friend only likes certain kind of pictures. If you know what I mean. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Aquaria Dec 2019 #5

I know you are kidding...but you can rent audio books at libraries. Here in Ohio, you can have a Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #9

Yes I know, the library is a good source of Kindle books. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #10

A great form of human locution lounge_jam Oct 2018 #4

I'm wary of this article. Aquaria Dec 2019 #6

Something else to note is that "literary" fiction is simply another genre. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2020 #7

Any genre hermetic Jan 2020 #8

My sister is very proud of her PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2023 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author lounge_jam Apr 2021 #11