Review: The Reckonings

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This is another selection from the Between the Covers podcast and this time I chose Lacy M. Johnson’s essay collection, THE RECKONINGS. I’m a sucker for a great essay collection and I was utterly obliterated by Johnson’s meticulous and careful examination of society’s (and her own) motivations, not to mention her intimate vulnerability.

THE RECKONINGS began when Johnson was asked what she would like to happen to her kidnapper & rapist, the experience of which is outlined in her memoir, THE O...