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Hajime Isayama, Satoshi Shiki

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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, Vol. 1.

Themes labels used: human cruelty, empathy, dehumanization, belonging, survival, hope, trauma, grief, family, love, vengeance vs care, prejudice, fear of the other, political decay, social inequality

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Cover of The Survival Game by Nicky Singer

The Survival Game

Nicky Singer · 2018

In a climate-ravaged future, a teenage refugee must travel north with a silent boy while borders, law, and conscience close in.

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Themes labels: survival · humanity · empathy · hope · love · morality · border regimes · refugees · migration · climate change · overpopulation · scarcity · home · identity · trauma · memory · kindness · dehumanization · law vs conscience · social control · belonging · responsibility · loss · family · justice · nationalism · euthanasia · resource rationing · resilience

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0832

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Cover of A Plagued Sea by Kim Bo-young

A Plagued Sea

Kim Bo-young · 2026

After a seaside disaster triggers a plague that turns villagers into fishlike monsters, a grieving enforcer faces quarantine, guilt, and dread.

Why this is here

Themes labels: dehumanization · quarantine · grief · loss · othering · stigma · community · belonging · survival · transformation · humanity · fear of illness · collective trauma · government neglect · healthcare access · class disparity · racism · misogyny · feminism · corruption · cover-up · empathy · moral ambiguity · infection · identity · existential dread

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0906

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Cover of The World Wasn't Ready for You by Justin C. Key

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.

Why this is here

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

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0940

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Cover of Parasyte, Volume 3 by Hitoshi Iwaaki

Parasyte, Volume 3

Hitoshi Iwaaki · 2008 · Parasyte (8 Volumes Edition)

A teen partially infected by a parasite struggles to stay human as a hidden alien threat spreads through his school.

Why this is here

Themes labels: humanity · identity · moral ambiguity · survival · coexistence · empathy · dehumanization · instinct versus reason · public fear · societal response · nature versus humanity · loss and grief · ethics of violence · otherness

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1038

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Cover of All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury

All Summer in a Day

Ray Bradbury · 1954

On a rain-soaked Venus, a homesick girl who remembers the sun faces cruelty from classmates awaiting a rare glimpse of daylight.

Why this is here

Themes labels: bullying · empathy · cruelty · difference · othering · alienation · jealousy · loneliness · nostalgia · homesickness · taking things for granted · immigration · social acceptance · compassion · childhood cruelty · weather and mood · climate and emotion

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Distance: 0.1046

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Cover of Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza

Sanctuary

Paola Mendoza, Abby Sher · 2020

In a near-future America, an undocumented teen must cross a surveilled country with her brother to reach sanctuary.

Why this is here

Themes labels: immigration · xenophobia · racism · surveillance · dehumanization · family separation · human rights · survival · fear · hope · resistance · state violence · identity · privilege · justice · empathy · political warning · trauma

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1056

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Cover of Dreamcatcher by Stephen King

Dreamcatcher

Stephen King · 2001

Four lifelong friends on an annual Maine hunting trip are drawn into an alien invasion that tests their bond and minds.

Why this is here

Themes labels: friendship · memory · loss · loyalty · trauma · pain · childhood · adulthood · identity · survival · good and evil · fear · humanity · empathy · difference · corruption · government overreach · disability · mortality · sacrifice

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Distance: 0.1104

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Cover of A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories by Ray Bradbury

A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories

Ray Bradbury · 1998

A short story collection centered on Bradbury’s haunting, lyrical tales of memory, loneliness, wonder, and human cruelty.

Why this is here

Themes labels: bullying · jealousy · cruelty · loss · longing · memory · nostalgia · difference · remorse · injustice · hope · home · alienation · human nature · empathy · grief · depression · nature vs environment · coming of understanding

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1118

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Cover of Zero Repeat Forever by G.S. Prendergast

Zero Repeat Forever

G.S. Prendergast, Gabrielle Prendergast · 2017 · The Nahx Invasions

A teen survivor and a defective alien soldier forge an uneasy bond after Earth is invaded, turning survival into trust.

Why this is here

Themes labels: survival · humanity · grief · loss · love · prejudice · racism · identity · belonging · trauma · forgiveness · trust · loyalty · hope · mourning · defection · free will · morality · emotional intimacy

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0878

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Cover of The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars by Robert Kirkman

The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars

Robert Kirkman · 2005 · The Walking Dead

A survivor group turns an abandoned prison into a refuge, only to face deadly threats from within and without.

Why this is here

Themes labels: survival · human cruelty · morality · law and order · justice · trust · authority · community building · sanity · grief · loss · dehumanization · fear of others · leadership · social breakdown · human nature · desperation

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0883

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