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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for In the Country of Last Things.
Characterization labels used: young woman protagonist, missing brother, journalist brother, scavenger, object hunter, survivor, resourceful narrator, desperate residents, factions and groups, unstable authorities
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
Forty women are trapped underground with no answers; one nameless girl must make sense of freedom, loss, and survival.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: unnamed protagonist · young girl narrator · curious narrator · courageous narrator · outsider · female community · male guards · survivor identity
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1517
A woman records life inside a brutal post-apocalyptic convent, where faith, fear, and hidden desire shape survival.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: unnamed protagonist · novice · lower-ranking · female-led community · sadistic leader · mysterious leader · oppressed women · survivor
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1639
A teen and his family flee a fast-moving plague that melts living things—and seems to think for itself.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · younger sister · protective mother · absent father · resourceful hero · reluctant leader · survivor group · bullied outsider · rebellious girl · jerk antagonist · cynical adult
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1656
A defiant Hunger Games victor is pulled back into a deadlier contest as rebellion spreads and the Capitol retaliates.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · reluctant hero · survivor · love triangle · young protagonist · traumatized survivor · strategic ally · mentor figure · antagonist ruler
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1669
A missing-girl search turns into a race through Scotland as a deadly epidemic and strange new abilities spread.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · missing sister · protective brother · photographic memory · bullied teen · immunized survivor · ghostly narrator · vengeful character · smart teen · reluctant ally · damaged love interest · institutionalized victim
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1749
In a near-future desert world, a young girl secretly follows tree hunters and discovers the truth about survival and nature.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young female protagonist · determined heroine · curious heroine · defiant girl · survivalist · outsider · witness character · mentor figure · older woman
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1752
An orphan girl in a ruined future city sets out to uncover the truth about her family and the world that survived collapse.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: orphan · teen protagonist · outcast · curious protagonist · determined heroine · innocent protagonist · questing heroine · spunky protagonist · young survivor
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1756
In a nuclear-devastated Miami, survivors race through fallout and gangs while Dakota tries to reach her missing sister.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · teen/young adult lead · prepper-trained survivor · alcoholic survivor · former convict · religious survivor · nursing student · complex characters · flawed characters · traumatized characters · cult survivor · leader
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1764
An airborne virus wipes out or warps nearly all men, forcing a young woman and a community of survivors to endure—and investigate what’s next.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: strong female lead · teen protagonist · survivor · scout · protector · hardened survivor · feral male antagonist · scientist · doctor · younger sister · love interest
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1775
An orphan sold into a lethal training regime must survive brutal trials, uncover the truth, and decide who to serve.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: orphan protagonist · strong female lead · female MC · young protagonist · traumatized protagonist · determined heroine · morally conflicted · brainwashed characters · assassin trainees · elite killers · chosen survivors
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1781
In a near-future England, one woman escapes state control for an all-female farm community that may become an army.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: unnamed protagonist · resistant woman · charismatic leader · female prisoners · militant women · communal women · ruthless leader · traumatized narrator
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1794
Fourteen years after a virus collapse, two mistrusted survivors defend a desert haven against a new menace.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: survivor protagonists · wisecracking duo · flawed hero · devoted companions · battle-hardened survivors · rebellious protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1800
