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self-reckoning

  • a word derived from reckoning.
    reckoning
    noun
    count; computation; calculation.

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In its mix of virtuosity and stubbornness, its passages of tedium and its intermittently dazzling passages of inspiration, “Bardo” at least feels like an honest act of self-reckoning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2022

But his epiphany is also a moment of self-reckoning, as his oldest friendship - and his own unexamined past - are revealed in a devastating new light.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2021

But the case of postwar Germany shows that a serious national self-reckoning is not only doable, but worth it.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2020

“Ball Four” becomes, in these moments, a book of poignant self-reckoning and a love story about baseball itself.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2019

Ball Four” becomes, in these moments, a book of poignant self-reckoning and a love story about baseball itself.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2019