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Q&A How important are good looking people in a novel/story?

I've read many books where the main protagonists are described as good looking people with Greek god looks, plenty of sex appeal, the perfect figure and all that. As a reader, how important would i...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by srini‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:49:11Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/44959
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar srini‭ · 2019-12-08T11:49:11Z (over 4 years ago)
I've read many books where the main protagonists are described as good looking people with Greek god looks, plenty of sex appeal, the perfect figure and all that. As a reader, how important would it be to portray your main characters as good looking? Does it increase the prospects of people buying your book?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-05-05T04:46:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
Original score: 17