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William S. Burroughs

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead.

Plot structure labels used: fragmented narrative, episodic scenes, nonlinear structure, repeat-and-rework, disjointed progression, loose plot, scene collage, cyclical repetition, dreamlike sequencing

Focused on “episodic” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

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Cover of The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs

The Soft Machine

William S. Burroughs · 1994 · The Nova Trilogy

A cut-up sci-fi nightmare of addiction, control, and bodily horror, told in fragments that resist linear sense.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0903

Cover of 334 by Thomas M. Disch

334

Thomas M. Disch · 1999

A fragmented near-future New York mosaic follows public-housing residents living under strict social, reproductive, and economic controls.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0907

Cover of The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson

The Stone Gods

Jeanette Winterson · 2007

A fractured sci-fi love story links future collapse, Easter Island, and another age to ask whether humanity can break its cycle.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1030

Cover of Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny

Roadmarks

Roger Zelazny · 1979

A man travels a highway through time while assassins hunt him and a young seeker searches for the truth about his origin.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1051

Cover of From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi by Elizabeth Schaefer

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi

Elizabeth Schaefer · 2023 · Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

Forty Star Wars stories revisit Return of the Jedi through the eyes of supporting characters, droids, and creatures.

Why this is here

Plot structure labels: episodic · interlinked stories · nonlinear backstory · scene by scene · retelling · framed anthology · flashbacks · vignette

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1059

Cover of The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien

The Book of Records

Madeleine Thien · 2025

A girl and her father shelter in a time-bending refuge, where neighbors from other eras help her face family truth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1086

Cover of Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina by Kevin J. Anderson

Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina

Kevin J. Anderson · 1995 · Star Wars: Tales

A Star Wars anthology of 16 linked stories exploring the lives behind the famous Mos Eisley Cantina scene.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1108

Cover of The Western Lands by William S. Burroughs

The Western Lands

William S. Burroughs · 1988 · The Red Night Trilogy

An aging writer’s hallucinatory pilgrimage through Egyptian myth, apocalypse, and mortality searches for escape beyond death.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0812