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Afghan-American novelist and humanitarian.
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It’s a Fact: Fiction Could Make You a Better Doctor

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By Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Garone Verified
| Medscape Verified
For busy physicians, reading fiction can feel like a luxury. But before you pass up a novel in favor of medical literature, consider: Reading fiction could make you a better doctor. Jennifer Chung, MD, internist and functional and lifestyle medicine physician of Richmond, Virginia, says this assertion has definitely been true for her. As well as helping her “decompress and unwind at the end of the day,” she says, a good story has sharpened her emotional intelligence as a physician.
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Books by Khaled Hosseini

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By Khaled Hosseini
| Five Books
Khaled Hosseini is a novelist and former doctor best known for his historical novels set in Afghanistan. He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and later moved to the United States. “This is an easy read, it’s not heavy, but the subject matter and the themes are pretty tough…It’s such a powerful book. I’ve read so many people say that they didn’t think it was as powerful a book as The Kite Runner, but it got me in an emotional way, much more so. I think that’s because it’s all women.
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2025 Reads

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By Jayci Lee, Khaled Hosseini, Katrina Kwan
| go.shr.lc
Disclosure Terms and conditions for the giveaway can be found below the giveaway form and in the giveaway form. Affiliate links are used in this post. You can read my full disclosure here. Here are the books I read in 2025, and my reviews! 1. Nine Tailed by Jayci Lee I love nine-tailed fox stories, and this book started out strong, but Sunny becomes a whiny, helpless damsel, making her unlikable toward the end. This is why I tend to loathe first person.
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