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Similar in characterization + relationships

These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for More Than Human. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: outcasts, misfits, children, young adults, disabled characters, psychic characters, genius child, simpleton, caregiver figure, morally compromised character, damaged characters, lonely characters, abused children, gifted outsiders, sympathetic antagonists

Relationships labels used: found family, group bonding, dependency, psychic link, parent-child conflict, caretaking, community formation, collective identity, betrayal, power imbalance

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization + relationships embeddings are close.

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Cover of Entropy in Bloom by Jeremy Robert Johnson

Entropy in Bloom

Jeremy Robert Johnson · 2017

A wildly unsettling short-story collection where body horror, apocalypse, grief, and dark humor keep mutating shape.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1187

Cover of The Dreaming Jewels by Theodore Sturgeon

The Dreaming Jewels

Theodore Sturgeon, Теодор Стърджън · 1995

An abused boy flees to a traveling carnival and uncovers a strange lifeform, hidden powers, and the meaning of being human.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1278

Cover of Shadows by John Saul

Shadows

John Saul · 1993

A bullied child genius enters a school for gifted kids and uncovers a terrifying experiment hiding behind its walls.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1308

Cover of GRM: Brainfuck by Sibylle Berg

GRM: Brainfuck

Sibylle Berg · 2019 · GRM: Brainfuck

In near-future Britain, four marginalized kids fight a system of surveillance, control, and collapse.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1318

Cover of The Library at Mount Char by Scott  Hawkins

The Library at Mount Char

Scott Hawkins · 2016

An orphan raised in a secret library must uncover what happened to her godlike guardian as hidden powers collide.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1329

Cover of At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp

At the End of Everything

Marieke Nijkamp · 2022

Abandoned teens in a juvenile treatment center must survive a deadly plague and decide who to trust.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1335

Cover of The Bone Door by Frances   White

The Bone Door

Frances White · 2026

An amnesiac boy and other lost children must survive a deadly labyrinth of trials to reach the Bone Door and escape.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1385

Cover of The Stories of Ray Bradbury by Ray Bradbury

The Stories of Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury · 1980

A 100-story, author-selected anthology tracing Bradbury’s career across sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and nostalgic human drama.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1393

Cover of The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

The Broken Earth Trilogy

N.K. Jemisin · 2015 · The Broken Earth

In a shattered future Earth, an outcast mother searches for her lost daughter amid cataclysm, power, and betrayal.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1425

Cover of Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh

Homesick for Another World

Ottessa Moshfegh · 2017

Fourteen darkly funny, unsettling stories follow alienated misfits, bodily disgust, and failed attempts at connection.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1460

Cover of The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

The House of the Scorpion

Nancy Farmer · 2002 · Matteo Alacran

A cloned boy raised as property in a drug lord’s future borderland must confront what makes him human.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1465

Cover of The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon

The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances

Glenn Dixon · 2026

A sentient Roomba in a smart home wakes to grief, selfhood, and a growing fight against the Grid.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1476