A review by house_of_hannah
F*ckface: And Other Stories by Leah Hampton

emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 
This book was a pleasant surprise ! I really wasn't sure what to expect going into it. The short stories are a sort of snapshot of the character's trauma, which is why most of them don't really have a conclusion. It's just a moment in time that means something to the character, but also circles back to some sort of commentary about the area as well. Some are much more obvious than others.

There was everything from 2 star reads up to 5 star reads here. My average rating came out to be 3.7, which rounds up to a 3.75 here on Storygraph. Meat ended up being my favorite story, even though it's only 8 pages. There were some stories I could relate to, and understood quite well, while others I struggled to understand the point of. I don't think you need to have grown up in the area this takes place in to enjoy it. I'm from Michigan, so definitely not Appalachia.

Overall, there are some surprisingly good stories here. I'll be looking into what else this author has written for sure. 
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