Masters of Sex has two main components: the research that Masters & Johnson performed over decades as “sex experts”, and biographical material on the researchers themselves. Most of the research I found fascinating, particularly in how very controversial it was at the time. But the biographical material, while presumably accurate, portrayed Masters & Johnson as a couple of really unpleasant people that I quickly tired of. Dr. William Masters — an OBGYN determined to make a name for himself — and Virginia Johnson — a secretary […]