Cognitive psychologists have found that women are more empathetic than men, and possess a greater emotional range—traits that make fiction more appealing to them.

In a way, reading is a metaphor for how women deal with pain.

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Maybe it’s a thirty-something thing. This new reality that’s hitting me. The reality of THIS IS IT. This is my life. It’s here and it’s happening and I am the only person who can save me.