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Themes labels used: ambition, responsibility, morality, humanity, alienation, loneliness, rejection, nature vs nurture, prejudice, class, ethics, science and ethics, knowledge and consequences, love and belonging, identity, grief, obsession, isolation, social judgement

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Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 2025

An original 1818 Gothic classic where a scientist creates life, then faces the human cost of abandonment.

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Themes labels: ambition · isolation · moral responsibility · unchecked science · creation and destruction · loneliness · rejection · otherness · identity · humanity · monstrosity · nature vs nurture · parenthood · ethics · compassion · empathy · hubris · justice · grief · vengeance · social prejudice · class difference

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Distance: 0.0494

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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 2018

A scientist creates life from dead matter, then faces the human and moral consequences of abandoning his creation.

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Themes labels: ambition · hubris · responsibility · otherness · loneliness · isolation · rejection · compassion · revenge · grief · guilt · identity · humanity · science and ethics · religion and science · nature and culture · free will · classism · prejudice · parenthood · creation · mortality · death · knowledge · freedom · belonging · abandonment

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Distance: 0.0569

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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: A Dark Graphic Novel

Sergio A. Sierra · 2012

A dark graphic adaptation of Frankenstein follows a scientist’s fatal experiment and the abandoned creature it unleashes.

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Themes labels: responsibility · ambition · scientific ethics · humanity · rejection · loneliness · compassion · identity · nature vs science · knowledge and consequence · grief · guilt · revenge · alienation · morality

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Distance: 0.0607

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Allegiant

Veronica Roth · 2013 · Divergent

In a shattered dystopia, Tris and Tobias venture beyond the fence and uncover truths that upend everything.

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Themes labels: identity · loyalty · sacrifice · love · courage · truth · free will · choice · human nature · grief · war · betrayal · selflessness · nature vs nurture · power · social control · morality · belonging

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Distance: 0.0987

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Mirror Dance

Lois McMaster Bujold · 1995 · Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

A clone brother hijacks his sibling’s life to rescue others like him, and the mission forces both men to confront who they are.

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Themes labels: identity · selfhood · trauma · survival · family · choice · agency · inheritance · succession · genetics versus experience · humanity · moral responsibility · redemption · acceptance · personhood · social belonging · psychological harm · bioethics · class power · loyalty

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The Mad Scientist's Daughter

Cassandra Rose Clarke · 2013

A girl grows up with her android tutor as love, identity, and robot rights reshape both their lives.

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Themes labels: humanity · consciousness · sentience · free will · love · desire · identity · personhood · rights · autonomy · loss · grief · selfishness · moral ambiguity · social conformity · alienation · discrimination · othering · coming of age · emotional repression · compassion · redemption · choice · societal pressure

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Distance: 0.1054

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Divergent Series Complete Box Set

Veronica Roth · 2013 · Divergent

A teen chooses a rival faction in a fractured future and uncovers secrets that threaten her world, loves, and life.

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Themes labels: identity · choice · bravery · loyalty · sacrifice · family · friendship · love · hope · grief · forgiveness · prejudice · corruption · power · government control · social order · individuality · human nature · morality · coming of age · genetics · science ethics

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Distance: 0.1067

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Sirius

Olaf Stapledon · 2000

A scientist raises a dog with human intelligence, and his lonely life exposes the limits of belonging, love, and humanity.

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Themes labels: alienation · otherness · identity · belonging · consciousness · humanity · nature versus nurture · intelligence · love · loneliness · religion · spirit · society and prejudice · ethics of experimentation · war · fear of the unknown · community · soul · meaning of life · free will · self-worth · difference · empathy · bigotry · disability

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Distance: 0.0775

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Wakers

Orson Scott Card · 2022 · The Side Step Trilogy

A clone teen with the power to jump realities wakes alone on abandoned Earth and must solve why he was created.

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Themes labels: identity · choice · consequence · free will · morality · responsibility · selfhood · humanity · survival · loneliness · trust · reality · causality · multiple selves · purpose · sacrifice · love

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The Pretender

K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate · 1998 · Animorphs

A hawk-bodied teen faces a family trap, a rescue mission, and a shattering truth about who he really is.

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Themes labels: identity · belonging · humanity · otherness · family · war morality · sacrifice · instinct vs emotion · self-acceptance · survival · trauma · prejudice · love vs duty · choice · loyalty

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Frankenstein The Graphic Novel

Jason Cobley, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Joe Sutliff Sanders · 2009

A graphic retelling of Frankenstein follows a scientist, his creation, and the tragic fallout of bringing life to the dead.

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Themes labels: acceptance · tolerance · understanding · companionship · love · scientific responsibility · consequences · difference and rejection · loneliness · kindness vs cruelty · nature vs nurture · appearance and judgment · moral complexity · revenge · humanity

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エルフェンリート 1 [Elfen Lied 1]

Lynn Okamoto, 岡本倫 · 2002 · Elfen Lied

An escaped mutant with split identities is taken in by strangers while the government hunts her down.

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Themes labels: identity · prejudice · discrimination · abuse · trauma · alienation · revenge · human cruelty · loneliness · nature vs nurture · dehumanization · survival · acceptance · jealousy · self-worth

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Distance: 0.0882

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