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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for CivilWarLand in Bad Decline.
Themes labels used: class inequality, social injustice, economic decline, exploitation, dehumanization, moral decay, compassion, hope amid bleakness, consumerism, capitalism, entertainment as escape, authenticity, guilt, redemption, outsiderhood, racism, slavery, loneliness, violence
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In a future Egypt split between rich and poor, a bored elite teen crosses into the underclass and triggers disaster.
Why this is here
Themes labels: inequality · class conflict · social decay · moral collapse · state failure · violence · boredom · consumerism · dehumanization · poverty · privilege · fear of revolt · middle class · complicity · social warning
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0952
A broken assassin-turned-administrator is dragged back into a brutal two-world struggle of plague, power, and gods.
Why this is here
Themes labels: power · violence · greed · corporate exploitation · colonialism · humanity · identity · selfhood · disability · grief · endurance · suffering · agency · fate · destiny · philosophy · theology · religion · meaning · moral ambiguity · dehumanization · social inequality · class system · entertainment culture · resource exploitation · change
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1030
In a world plunged into darkness, a family bears the blame as two generations navigate love, grief, and survival.
Why this is here
Themes labels: class inequality · corporate greed · capitalism · blame · identity · survival · hope · light and darkness · love · family · generational trauma · dehumanization · prejudice · faith · grief · mental health · social commentary · compassion · community scapegoating
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1079
In a flooded dystopian city, a courtesan faces a friend's impossible return from death and a revolt against power.
Why this is here
Themes labels: revenge · justice · oppression · exploitation · capitalism · wealth inequality · survival · freedom · agency · complicity · personhood · dehumanization · class power · labor conditions · resistance · loyalty · guilt · morality · community · resilience
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1101
A post-apocalyptic teen must choose between enclave privilege and loyalty to his family in a harsh new class system.
Why this is here
Themes labels: classism · survival · family loyalty · guilt · human cruelty · prejudice · morality · coming of age · dehumanization · privilege · social hierarchy · forgiveness · hope · loss · desperation
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Distance: 0.1117
In a corporate debt-dystopia, a girl marked for a livestreamed hunt may fall for the assassin sent to kill her.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · sacrifice · love under pressure · capitalism · debt · climate change · class inequality · corporate power · dehumanization · trauma · memory and identity · bodily autonomy · misogyny · objectification · hope · compassion · social commentary · oppression · consumerism · technological control · parental abandonment
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1166
A hyper-detailed dystopian sci-fi comic where a suburban man, a killer tax collector, and a robot may be one being.
Why this is here
Themes labels: capitalism · consumerism · slavery · dehumanization · identity · power hierarchy · corporate control · humanity · selfhood · free will · violence · technology · social decay · fate · reality vs illusion · play god · class oppression · rebellion · media saturation · moral decay
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1176
A teen on death row in an AI-run prison must survive a world collapse and escape before the system kills him.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · freedom · oppression · state control · class conflict · social inequality · discrimination · technology and power · AI ethics · dehumanization · humanity · hope · sacrifice · government corruption · prison injustice · choice under coercion · morality under pressure · social criticism · compassion in leadership · loss
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1181
A 22-story speculative collection of fairy-tale, fable, sci-fi, and horror tales exploring power, grief, and hope.
Why this is here
Themes labels: power · justice · injustice · imperialism · colonialism · racism · xenophobia · class inequality · capitalism · climate change · grief · loss · hope · resilience · survival · belonging · marginalization · patriarchy · technology · art · morality · freedom · anarchy · human nature
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1187
Ten darkly funny, inventive stories probe kindness, class, and moral crisis in a skewed version of contemporary America.
Why this is here
Themes labels: kindness · compassion · moral choice · class inequality · consumerism · capitalism · violence · war trauma · death · suicide · loss · grief · humanity · redemption · social inequity · parenting · shame · dignity · immigration · exploitation · corporate power · free will · ethical responsibility · loneliness
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1188
A boy in a barren future city is exiled into a hummingbird drone and uncovers his people’s hidden truth.
Why this is here
Themes labels: oppression · resistance · social injustice · racism · prejudice · class inequality · immigration · colonialism · anti-authoritarianism · hope · community · cultural memory · identity · resilience · survival · forgiveness · justice · storytelling · propaganda · truth · greed · mutual aid · care ethics
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1189
Carl and Princess Donut enter a deadlier dungeon floor where quests, chaos, and cosmic politics test their survival.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · agency · identity · spectacle · exploitation · humanity · morality · solidarity · compassion · resistance · class disparity · political critique · media criticism · gameification of suffering · entertainment as violence
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1208
