Beach Attraction
You don’t need a sexy swimsuit, according to a new poll; just read a good book, like one of Jane Austen’s, and attract good company!
Seeing someone reading a book they liked led to 30 per cent of respondents flirting or striking up a conversation with them.
But amorous readers would be well advised to make their choice of reading material before they get to the airport bookshop, with Mills & Boon and John Grisham rated a turn-off, the poll of more than 2,200 adults discovered.
The representative survey of adults, conducted by YouGov, found it was tales of old-fashioned romance and hardship that were the most arousing with classics by authors such as Jane Austen and Charles Dickens offering Great Expectations of love.
August 2nd, 2006 at 1:43 pm
It is a truth universally acknowledged that someone reading a classic must be looking for love?
August 3rd, 2006 at 7:49 am
I’d say:
It is a truth universally acknowledged that someone reading a classic is likely an intelligent person and probably fun to talk with.
