I went to the bookstore today to buy Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov. I'd heard a lot about it, it sounded interesting, and so I decided to check it out. The cover is a close-up photograph of a pair of female lips.
As a man, and maybe this is just me being insecure in my masculinity, I hesitated to buy it upon seeing the cover (though I did go through with buying it, in case anyone is wondering). Wouldn't it seem strange if somebody I knew saw me reading a book with such a strange/suggestive cover? And I realized that this is not the first time a cover has caused me to hesitate when buying a book.
Just curious if I'm alone here.
As a man, and maybe this is just me being insecure in my masculinity, I hesitated to buy it upon seeing the cover (though I did go through with buying it, in case anyone is wondering). Wouldn't it seem strange if somebody I knew saw me reading a book with such a strange/suggestive cover? And I realized that this is not the first time a cover has caused me to hesitate when buying a book.
Just curious if I'm alone here.