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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Parasyte, Volume 4.
Setting labels used: high school, contemporary Earth, urban society, human society, political sphere, school setting, social infiltration setting, scientific/observational reality
Focused on “controlled environment” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A rich boy at an unusual school races to find his missing best friend—and learn who, if anyone, is really real.
Why this is here
Setting labels: elementary school · middle school transition · school setting · dystopian world · near-future · technological setting · wealth-segregated society · android classroom · private schooling · controlled environment
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1345
A teen blogger hosts an alien exchange student, and first contact turns into romance amid prejudice and sabotage.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · modern Earth · alien planet · interplanetary reality · contemporary setting · school setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1134
An awkward teen swallows a tiny supercomputer that promises coolness, popularity, and a shot at his crush.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · teen social world · school cliques · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1146
A teen shares his body with an alien parasite and is drawn deeper into a violent, philosophical struggle to survive.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school setting · college setting · urban contemporary setting · human society · infiltration narrative · speculative fiction
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1161
A teen who forgets each day but sees the future must navigate love, secrets, and a dark mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary setting · suburban family life · school scenes · home scenes · teen social world · modern day · psychological realism
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1209
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A school class of would-be assassins faces a brutal baseball match, a new teacher, and a dangerous new weakness.
Why this is here
Setting labels: junior high school · school setting · classroom setting · summer setting · military school influence · extraterrestrial reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1273
A teen empath in high school learns to manage overwhelming feelings while falling for a classmate who quiets the noise.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary setting · therapeutic setting · fictional superpower world · teen social environment
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1282
A naive alien uses time travel to try to save a bullied fourth grader, but each fix deepens a tragic spiral.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · school setting · home setting · elementary school · childhood world · alien world · dystopian atmosphere · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1351
An alien bored with her life steals a madness coat and wakes in a hated Earth teen's body, where school and identity turn surreal.
Why this is here
Setting labels: planet Meta · Earth · high school · hospital · alien world · contemporary setting · space travel · teen social world · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1354
A bullied teen’s buried grief cracks open a hidden power and pulls her toward a secret world she barely understands.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · school setting · teen setting · contemporary setting · secret facility · hidden world · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1356
A teen partially infected by a parasite struggles to stay human as a hidden alien threat spreads through his school.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · Earth · urban setting · contemporary setting · invasion narrative · hidden-in-plain-sight reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1361
A shunned teen with a tiny finding-lost-things power gets pulled into friendship and a dangerous missing-child case.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · school setting · contemporary world · our world · police investigation · support group setting · family home
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1367
