LINDA STEINBERG asks Do Looks Matter?
Do you judge a book by its cover?
Of course. We all do, literally. What’s the first thing that
snags a reader’s interest in a book? It’s the cover. If that sparks our
curiosity, we’ll check out the blurb and maybe read an excerpt before deciding
to commit to a purchase.
Although we may try not to judge people the same way, we
can’t help ourselves. If there’s a line of single women at a dance, which one
does a guy approach? The prettiest, of course. And we can’t attribute that superficial attitude to just men. If we’re trying to meet someone on a dating
site, don’t we click first on the profile of the best looking man? Although I
believe women do rate other qualities higher than looks when searching for a
partner, don’t we always give the handsome one the first shot at fulfilling our
expectations?
How many romance novels have you read with an average
looking hero? Not many, I’d guess. We want the man of our fantasies to be
devastatingly handsome as well as
possessing the qualities of honor, bravery, sincerity and kindness. Which is why it’s called fiction.
