# Sex Talk By Myron Brenton **URL:** **By** Nathaniel Branden **Published:** May 1, 1974 --- “It has become the ultimate cliché of our time to observe that many human relationships founder on inadequate communication.” “This is a book,” writes the author, “about sex talk—about the ways we communicate sexually; about the hidden sexual messages we send to our spouses, lovers or children; about the ease with which attempts at homosexual discussions often flounder; and about the techniques we can apply to be more skillful and effective in talking sex.” It has become the ultimate cliché of our time to observe that many human relationships founder on inadequate communication. This observation has become a cliché precisely because it is so true. And there is no area in which people are more helpless in communication than that of sex. _Sex Talk_ is offered as an aid to more effective communication in this area. The book is easy to read, sometimes amusing, always informative. The author explores such issues as: how we communicate sexual feelings and attitudes with “body language”; how we use sexual behavior to convey non-sexual messages; constructive and destructive methods of discussing sex and sexual problems with one’s partner; constructive and destructive methods of communicating sexual information to one’s children; constructive and destructive methods of dealing with adolescents who ask for sexual guidance, and a host of related issues. This is a book that I think all readers will enjoy. _Sex Talk_ is not especially “deep,” it is not comprehensive, it is not heavily psychological. It does, however, have interesting and worthwhile things to say and can be read with pleasure and enlightenment. _Reviewed by Nathaniel Branden / Psychology / BFL Price $1.25_