The protagonist of Dicker's novel is Marcus Goldman, a shallow, handsome, praise-hungry young man whose first novel made him rich and famous.
At the spring 2013 shows, Cathy Horyn, the fashion critic for The New York Times, wrote of Mr. Krakoff's makeup-hued outfits, "Some of the shapes were just plain unflattering," but she praised the "handsome coats, cool pants and quirky pieces" of his inaugural collection.
Twitter user Elena Yip, who was one of the first people to publicly praise the distractingly handsome bodyguard, even imagined a romantic storyline for Choi that would fit right into passionate Korean drama TV.
The owner of Frederik the Great, hailed as "the most handsome horse in the world", has praised the stallion as a "showman" who will not let fame change him.
Mr. Salyer, whose handsome looks and natural delivery won him praise and Hollywood offers, said he wanted only to be left alone to drink, and finally hopped a train and disappeared for good.
"Like my husband's handsome single colleague who makes a point of praising my cooking and asking if I have any sisters".
Roger Ebert awarded the first part three out of four stars, praising the cast and calling it "a handsome and sometimes harrowing film... completely unintelligible for anyone coming to the series for the first time".
"Handsome but empty," wrote one critic, and pervading the faint praise was the suggestion that the British critics had over-egged the pudding.
Nate Micó of SX News praised the casting of McGregor, saying "As the brooding Detective Mark Brennan, handsome actor Scott McGregor has bought a welcome dose of eye candy to Ramsay Street".
On an island where Canada geese are a handsome but messy factor in many outdoor activities, the action was condemned and praised.
