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Relationships labels used: family participation, community pressure, mob mentality, peer pressure, crowd complicity, tradition binding, generational conflict, social conformity
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
A small-town salesman sees a hanged stranger no one else finds alarming, and discovers his world is far from normal.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family · marriage · community pressure · outsider vs crowd · authority distrust · human replacement
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1187
A debut horror collection blending ghosts, folklore, and politics across Indonesia and America, with strange, violent, unforgettable stories.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family · sisterhood · friendship · bullying · parent-child · generational conflict · community pressure · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1252
A high-tech eco-community cut off by a volcanic eruption faces a deadly siege from a lurking Bigfoot-like predator.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: marital strain · community conflict · group dynamics · power struggles · rivalry · dependency · family ties · collective survival
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1336
A sudden blackout on a quiet suburban street sparks fear, suspicion, and a dangerous hunt for an unseen enemy.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: neighbor conflict · community trust · mob mentality · scapegoating · betrayal · parent-child · group panic · rivalry among neighbors
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1354
A chronological retrospective of Le Guin’s early short fiction, with author notes and stories that seed later worlds.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: community vs individual · rivalry · family legacy · power dynamics · collective identity · dependency · alienation · social belonging
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1397
A 100-story, author-selected anthology tracing Bradbury’s career across sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and nostalgic human drama.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family dynamics · parent-child · marriage · friendship · community pressure · ostracism · rivalry · love · betrayal · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1398
After leaving Ember, Lina and Doon help their people survive above ground while a fragile new settlement edges toward conflict.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · community conflict · ingroup outgroup · refugee host tension · adult child tension · power imbalance · collective responsibility · rival communities
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1408
In post-nuclear America, a curious boy and his cousin leave a repressive village to seek a rumored haven of forbidden knowledge.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: cousins · family conflict · parent-child tension · intergenerational tension · community pressure · social control
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1413
In a city where being remembered keeps you alive, an introverted woman must fight for attention to survive.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · family pressure · namesake rivalry · social dependence · community surveillance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1413
A gifted young woman leaves her isolated culture for space university, but a violent alien encounter upends her journey.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family conflict · parent-child tension · community pressure · friendship · cross-cultural friendship · enemy-to-ally · us vs them · mentor institution · collective conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1422
A Neil Gaiman-curated anthology of 16 strange creature stories, ranging from whimsical fables to eerie horror.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: community ostracism · friendship · family ties · mentor figures · power imbalance · human-creature bond · rivalry · reconciliation
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1450
A young interstellar student returns home with an alien friend, forcing family, identity, and peace to collide.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family conflict · friendship · cross-species friendship · intergroup tension · conditional acceptance · mentor conflict · community pressure · parental expectations
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1470
