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Themes labels used: polarization, prejudice, compassion, empathy, human rights, freedom, security, surveillance, segregation, belonging, vulnerability, collectivism vs individualism, moral ambiguity, state power, class, gender, misogyny, violence against women, mental health, therapy, public debate, ethics, social control

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The Test

Sylvain Neuvel · 2019

A British citizenship test turns into a terrifying moral ordeal for an immigrant father and his family.

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Themes labels: immigration · citizenship · belonging · racism · xenophobia · sexism · ageism · bias · prejudice · morality · ethics · free will · choice · sacrifice · humanity · dehumanization · bureaucracy · social commentary · psychological trauma · survival · good citizen · systemic injustice · identity · value of life · power

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The Shape of Water

Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus · 2018

In 1962 Baltimore, a mute janitor falls for a captured amphibious being and risks everything to free him.

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Themes labels: otherness · acceptance · love · freedom · captivity · communication · mutual understanding · dehumanization · prejudice · racism · sexism · homophobia · class inequality · compassion · monstrosity · humanity · allyship · agency · war trauma · science ethics

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I Married a Mothman

Regine Abel · 2024 · Prime Mating Agency

A human diplomat-turned-guardian must marry an ostracized alien guard to survive, solve a planetwide crisis, and find love.

Why this is here

Themes labels: racism · classism · inequality · prejudice · acceptance · diversity · unity · social change · civil rights · science vs religion · religious dogma · duty vs desire · self-worth · respect · advocacy · anti-oppression · intervention ethics · found family · hope

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Distance: 0.0977

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The World Wasn't Ready for You

Justin C. Key · 2023

A debut short-story collection fusing horror, sci-fi, and fantasy to confront race, class, prejudice, and identity.

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Themes labels: race · class · prejudice · love · exclusion · loneliness · identity · consent · ethics · systemic racism · oppression · dehumanization · empathy · humanity · grief · motherhood · fatherhood · technology and ethics · body autonomy · social justice · alienation · trauma · mental health · neurodiversity · immigration · Xenophobia · panic · survival

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Farnham's Freehold

Robert A. Heinlein · 2006 · O Mundo que Nos Espera

A survival-minded family rides out nuclear war in a bunker, then discovers a radically altered future society.

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Themes labels: racism · slavery · freedom · liberty · power corruption · survival · gender roles · sexism · civil rights · individualism · collectivism · social hierarchy · prejudice

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Distance: 0.1004

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Perfect

Cecelia Ahern · 2017 · Flawed

On the run after being branded an outcast, a teen must expose a brutal system before it destroys everyone she loves.

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Themes labels: judgment · prejudice · human rights · compassion · morality · justice · identity · freedom · trust · resistance · self-acceptance · power abuse · discrimination · conformity · personal responsibility

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Distance: 0.1004

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Friday

Robert A. Heinlein · 1997 · Friday

A bioengineered courier crosses a fractured near-future world while confronting prejudice, desire, and her own identity.

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Themes labels: personhood · belonging · identity · prejudice · gender roles · sexual freedom · individual freedom · social mores · government power · corporate power · racism · class prejudice · family structure · humanity · technology and society · cultural decline · civilization · privacy · choice · self-determination · liberty · religion

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Songlight

Moira Buffini · 2024 · The Torch Trilogy

In a brutal dystopian future, two secret telepaths and unlikely allies are drawn into a war against their oppressive society.

Why this is here

Themes labels: oppression · misogyny · patriarchy · homophobia · propaganda · prejudice · social complicity · identity · acceptance · freedom · truth vs lies · resistance · war · justice · humanity · othering · class difference · women's rights · community · hope · survival · colonization · brainwashing · minority persecution · moral responsibility

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Spiderlight

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2016

A misfit quest to defeat a Dark Lord goes sideways when the party turns a giant spider into their guide.

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Themes labels: othering · prejudice · bigotry · human nature · morality · ethics · faith · free will · identity · personhood · good vs evil · greater good · consent · belonging · hypocrisy · gender roles · racism · self-righteousness · moral compromise

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Diamond City

Astrid Cole · 2023 · Diamond City

A secret warrior running a pizza shop is dragged into a dystopian power struggle between a prince, a warlord, and hidden city secrets.

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Themes labels: loyalty · betrayal · corruption · power · identity · peace vs war · choice · freedom · manipulation · trust · love vs duty · gender norms · class inequality · racism · xenophobia · consent · mental health · reproductive rights · immortality · belonging

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Amped

Daniel H. Wilson · 2012

In a near-future America, a teacher with a brain implant is swept into a civil-rights crisis over human enhancement.

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Themes labels: humanity · civil rights · discrimination · prejudice · othering · free will · morality · technology ethics · transhumanism · identity · societal fear · class conflict · marginalization · government power · mob mentality · social commentary · belonging · enhancement

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A Closed and Common Orbit

Becky Chambers · 2016 · Wayfarers

An AI reborn in an illegal human body and a cloned mechanic's pasts intertwine in a hopeful search for identity and belonging.

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Themes labels: identity · personhood · sentience · belonging · freedom · autonomy · prejudice · class structure · gender · equality · humanity · purpose · survival · motherhood · family · consciousness · cultural difference · ethics · self-determination · empathy · social justice

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Distance: 0.1076

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