Stories by @cbantay

Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is a novel by Gail Honeyman that follows the life of Eleanor, a socially awkward and lonely woman who works in an office. Eleanor has a traumatic past that she tries to ignore, and she often tells herself and others that she is "fine"1. She gradually develops a friendship with Raymond, an IT guy from her work, and he helps her to face her issues and open up to new experiences. By the end of the novel, Eleanor is more hopeful and happier than before2.

Yellowface - R.F. Kuang

When Athena dies in a freak accident, June steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes it as her own under the ambiguous name Juniper Song.