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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Shock.
Characterization labels used: Female protagonists, Graduate students, PhD students, College students, Intelligent but naive, Reckless, Impulsive, Curious, Naive, Stilted dialogue, One-dimensional characters, Stock characters, Interchangeable personalities
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A PhD student finds a cursed rare book and is pulled into a mind-travel mystery about reality, time, and thought.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female academic · PhD student · curious heroine · flawed protagonist · intellectual heroine · obsessive reader · messy protagonist · sexually active protagonist · poor student · strong-willed · mentally complex
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1081
Batgirl starts over in Burnside, balancing college, friends, and a modern, social-media-fueled crime wave.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young adult heroine · college student · grad student · smart heroine · relatable heroine · immature heroine (mixed) · fallible protagonist · tech-savvy protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1311
A young Indiana Jones is pulled from graduate studies into a Greek dig, where myth, politics, and danger collide.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young protagonist · naive hero · college student · graduate student · linguistics scholar · future archaeologist · femme fatale · seductive professor · reckless adventurer · rebellious student · inexperienced hero · vulnerable hero · charismatic lead · complex antagonist · female antagonist · political operator
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1387
A punished teen from a surveilled future is exiled to 1950s Wisconsin, where identity, love, and reality blur.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · naive heroine · curious student · meek protagonist · passive protagonist · outsider · rebellious student · intelligent girl · controlled subject · love interest · authority figure · psychology instructor · exiled student
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1484
A medical student uncovers a lethal hospital conspiracy after routine surgeries leave healthy patients in comas.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: medical student · female protagonist · determined heroine · feisty heroine · bright student · overemotional protagonist · unprofessional lead · sexist male characters · chauvinist men · cardboard characters · sympathetic investigator
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1536
A journalist and researcher uncover a coded secret in the Great Pyramid, drawing governments and a shadowy society into conflict.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: journalist protagonist · researcher protagonist · academic expert · computer expert · mathematician · linguist · genius team · compelling characters · flat characters · underdeveloped characters · overly perfect characters · naive hero · strong-willed heroine · conspiracy believer
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1538
A lucky outsider enters a power academy where cosmic abilities, rivalries, and a looming war reshape her future.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: socially awkward protagonist · introverted protagonist · underestimated protagonist · self-doubting protagonist · strong female leads · rival mentor figure · mysterious character · ambitious student · loyal side characters · animal companion
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1560
Two elderly women reverse-age through a secret experiment, then must find a caretaker before they become too young.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: elderly protagonists · teen protagonists · female protagonists · scientists · reporter · outspoken character · quiet character · impulsive character · careful character · relatable characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1563
An elite-campus app promises to grant desires, but its seductive help spirals into chaos, lust, and danger.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: top student · scholarship student · flawed characters · messy characters · one-dimensional characters · one-note characters · privileged students · horny students · college students · friends group · love triangle · crush-driven · immature · reckless · morally compromised
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1571
A hyped mobile game turns Earth into a lethal RPG, and one student must survive long enough to save his sister.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: student protagonist · young adult protagonist · older sibling caretaker · loner hero · emotionally flat protagonist · resourceful protagonist · lucky protagonist · passive protagonist · flat side characters · thin characterization
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1582
A Martian student-turned-leader navigates revolution, diplomacy, and radical science as Mars fights Earth for independence.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · young radical · student activist · political leader · scientist · brilliant protagonist · driven protagonist · fleshed-out protagonist · confident leader · complex characters · supporting characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1594
In a brutal future school, manufactured girls compete for roles as wives, sex objects, or teachers under male rule.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: naive heroine · eager to please · flawed protagonist · mean girl · best friend rivalry · emotionally damaged · unlikable characters · competitive girls · passive protagonist · self-destructive
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1611
