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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Lottery.
Setting labels used: small town, American town, village square, rural community, summer day, late June, timeless setting, non-specific setting
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A drifter inherits a lead to a hidden town where nobody ages or dies, but leaving may be impossible.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · rural America · backwater town · isolated town · sealed community · timeless setting · fictional town
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1971
Three mysterious visitors crash near a farmer’s home, and everyone’s response turns a strange encounter into a celebration of kindness.
Why this is here
Setting labels: farmhouse · rural setting · small town · nighttime · earth · space · countryside
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2104
Two sisters in a strange small town hide a boy who fell from the stars, risking family, secrets, and love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · rural outskirts · summer setting · atmospheric setting · sentient house · woods · cozy town · close-minded town · celestial / interstellar reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2124
A teen stuck in a summer time loop finds another trapped soul, and together they hunt for the day’s tiny perfect moments.
Why this is here
Setting labels: summer · town library · small town · high school · one day setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2130
A late-career Bradbury collection of 21 short, fantastical tales blending nostalgia, wonder, menace, and wit.
Why this is here
Setting labels: American settings · small-town America · nostalgic past · contemporary pastiche · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2205
A teen chases his missing parents through time portals that warp history, faith, and his family’s future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small-town Minnesota · rural America · future world · alternate reality · historical periods · religious community · postdigital future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2219
When human time stops but nature keeps moving, six lives are forced to confront birth, death, love, and meaning.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · summer setting · June setting · worldwide · realist world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2245
A failed small-town businessman is pulled into first contact when an invisible barrier seals off his town.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · rural America · Midwestern town · 1960s · Cold War era · parallel world · alternate Earths · time-different worlds · grounded Earth setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2279
When the dead start returning unchanged, one grieving family is pulled into a global crisis of faith, fear, and identity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · Southern town · rural America · global setting · contemporary setting · holding camp · detention center
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2336
A mysterious nude stranger enters a repressed small town and awakens shocking transformations through sex, love, and faith.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · New England · Catskills · rural America · contemporary setting · mystical realism
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2361
A stranded alien posing as a small-town doctor gets pulled into a murder mystery while trying to stay hidden.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Small American town · Rural setting · Pacific Northwest · Wilderness cabin · Mountain lake · Patience · Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2370
A 100-story Bradbury anthology spanning decades of short fiction, blending sci-fi, horror, fantasy, nostalgia, and wonder.
Why this is here
Setting labels: American settings · small-town America · Green Town · Mars · Ireland · future settings · mid-20th century to late-20th century
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2412
