Reckoning actually deserves all the awards it has been given, but don’t go expecting many laughs. Magda explores her father’s past as a second world war assassin in Poland, and the way his drive and perfectionism affected her as a child. She writes rivetingly about her fatness and how she holds it around her like a security blanket: she lost weight then gained it again, deliberately, because the weight loss left her feeling too visible. She’s the remarkable daughter of interesting parents and she shares her story so well. Respect.
