The Language of Love and Respect: Book Review

The Language of Love and Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
Cracking the Communication Code with Your Mate

Really, 300 pages over communication with your spouse could have been easily cut to 150 pages. This a good practical book, but is wordy. Dr. Emerson Eggerichs bases this book off of his popular Love and Respect book and seminars and has some good little nuggets, but easily gets overlooked in the length of the book.

As a growing Marriage and Family Therapist I try to stay aware of good books to recommended outside the counseling time with clients. This book does not make the list. Not that the book is invaluable, but if communication is the issue being addressed more words does not mean that you have communicated to your audience effectively.

Dr. Eggerichs comes across very sincere and practical in his writing style, but overuses the 1st person analogy, stories, and anecdotes. At times I feel as if he is trying to applaud the success of the Love and Respect principal. I do not doubt or discredit any of his work, but this book would serve others better if the length of the book was cut.

However, this book will benefit my personal understanding of the Love and Respect principal found in Ephesians 5:33 and I will be able to use the practical side of some of his acronym's he uses to help couples focus, but would not pass this book on to others.

This is another Thomas Nelson Book Review.

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