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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for Flowers for Algernon.

Themes labels used: intelligence, empathy, compassion, human dignity, social stigma, prejudice, alienation, belonging, knowledge and loss, ethics of experimentation, memory, dementia, disability rights, loneliness, identity

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Cover of The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

The Goblin Emperor

Katherine Addison · 2014 · The Chronicles of Osreth

An exiled half-goblin heir is thrust onto an imperial throne and must survive court intrigue, grief, and succession politics.

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Themes labels: kindness · compassion · justice · belonging · loneliness · grief · prejudice · racism · power and responsibility · leadership · maturity · identity · survival · trust · courtesy · marginalization · social class · gender roles · redemption · civility · ethical rule

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1317

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The Speed of Dark

Elizabeth Moon · 2003

An autistic man in a near-future workplace faces pressure to accept an experimental cure that could change who he is.

Why this is here

Themes labels: normality · identity · selfhood · disability rights · medicalization · acceptance · humanity · choice and consent · sensory experience · prejudice · change · autonomy · neurodiversity · ethics

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1022

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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.

Why this is here

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

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1344

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Compañeros de caza

Rafael de la Rosa · 2018

A scientist studying a resurrected dinosaur in a lab begins to form an unexpected bond that tests ethics, identity, and desire.

Why this is here

Themes labels: consent · empathy · prejudice · fear of the unknown · acceptance · identity · humanity · what is love · communication · justice · oppression · ethics of research · scientific validity · difference

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1352

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Glitches

Marissa Meyer · 2011 · The Lunar Chronicles

A cyborg girl’s first days with her new family expose her isolation, memories, and the start of her destiny.

Why this is here

Themes labels: belonging · identity · memory loss · otherness · disability · body autonomy · humanity · self-worth · discrimination · family rejection · grief · resilience · kindness · dehumanization · acceptance

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1064

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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

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1087

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Cover of Borders of Infinity by Lois McMaster Bujold

Borders of Infinity

Lois McMaster Bujold · 1999 · Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Miles Vorkosigan recounts three dangerous missions—murder inquiry, undercover rescue, and prison escape—under hospital-bed scrutiny.

Why this is here

Themes labels: justice · prejudice · disability · infanticide · genetic engineering · morality · redemption · social change · loyalty · war · identity · responsibility · ethics · trust · human dignity

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1403

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Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1

Yukito Kishiro · 2017 · 銃夢 新装版 [Gunnm Shinsōban]

A memory-wiped cyborg in a lawless scrapyard rediscovers her fighting skills and hunts criminals to uncover who she is.

Why this is here

Themes labels: identity · humanity · body and mind · self-discovery · memory · social inequality · class oppression · survival · justice · free will · moral ambiguity · personhood · violence · compassion · bodily autonomy

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1427

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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

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1179

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Cover of The Unhappening of Genesis Lee by Shallee McArthur

The Unhappening of Genesis Lee

Shallee McArthur · 2014

A memory-perfect teen must stop a thief stealing lives—while her own memories begin to vanish.

Why this is here

Themes labels: memory · identity · privacy · ethics of research · human testing · discrimination · prejudice · otherness · social control · agency · trauma · abuse · PTSD · anxiety · feminism · religion vs science · racism · caste system · fear of forgetting

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1293

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Cover of The Other by K.A. Applegate

The Other

K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate · 2000 · Animorphs

Marco investigates a strange alien sighting and uncovers hidden Andalite survivors, a rescue, and a clash over disability.

Why this is here

Themes labels: ableism · disability rights · prejudice · acceptance · otherness · friendship · loyalty · survival · war ethics · compassion · identity · moral courage

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1300

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The Ship Who Sang

Anne McCaffrey · 1985 · Brainship

A disabled girl becomes the mind of a starship and navigates missions, love, grief, and the ethics of her existence.

Why this is here

Themes labels: disability · eugenics · personhood · humanity · grief · loss · love · agency · consent · ethics · identity · bodily autonomy · social worth · companionate love · art and music · gender roles · alienation · growth · choice

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1313

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