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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for Them or Us.
Themes labels used: survival, hate, human nature, morality, social breakdown, power, community, dehumanization, segregation, violence, fear, hope, redemption, identity, pointlessness of violence, end of civilization, self-destruction, societal responsibility, human frailty
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After a bite in the middle of a world-spreading virus outbreak, a slacker must survive as neither fully human nor fully infected.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · identity · trust · fear · morality · human nature · social collapse · adaptation · responsibility · redemption · prejudice · community · immunity · social ostracism · civility breakdown
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0662
A young man crosses a deadly underground Moscow metro to warn the city-states of a looming threat from the darkness above.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · human nature · ideology · religion · politics · war · fate · duty · hope · despair · community · humanity · anthropocentrism · moral decline · civilization collapse · power · belief systems · truth · fear · resilience
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0684
A lone survivor must enter a brutal prison colony to rescue a child and uncover who can stop the outbreak.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · trust · humanity · corruption · social collapse · power abuse · sexual violence · loyalty · sacrifice · fear · control · hope · morality under pressure · community breakdown
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0723
A survivor group turns an abandoned prison into a refuge, only to face deadly threats from within and without.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · human cruelty · morality · law and order · justice · trust · authority · community building · sanity · grief · loss · dehumanization · fear of others · leadership · social breakdown · human nature · desperation
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0734
A hidden-power teen soldier infiltrates a brutal regime, risking her humanity as she fights for survival and revenge.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · humanity · revenge · oppression · colonialism · war · child soldiers · identity · power · justice · loss of morality · resilience · racism · cultural erasure · genocide · betrayal · fear · hope · resistance · self-destruction · family · loyalty · trust · grief · loss · sexual violence · dehumanization · agency · sacrifice
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0763
A survivor group travels through a zombie apocalypse to a walled refuge where safety hides a brutal new order.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · humanity · moral ambiguity · civilization collapse · good versus evil · power and control · community under pressure · fear and trust · human cruelty · leadership · social order · loss of innocence · dehumanization · adaptation · psychological toll
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0767
In a ravaged England, an infected father hunts for his daughter while rival factions fight to survive and dominate.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · identity · dehumanization · tribalism · war · terrorism · family · loyalty · control · anger · addiction · societal collapse · morality · othering · displacement · coexistence
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0771
A young woman writes from a collapsing city while scavenging to survive and searching for her missing brother.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · collapse · scarcity · humanity · dehumanization · memory · hope · despair · moral breakdown · adaptation · fear · isolation · loss · resilience · social decay · violence · compassion
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0775
After a sudden disaster, eight people are sealed inside a school and must survive as fear, hunger, and doubt take over.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · human nature · isolation · hunger · fear · morality · loyalty · love · community breakdown · societal critique · control · meaning-making · loss · alienation
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0786
A survivor group seeks refuge in the Canary Islands, only to find zombies, politics, and betrayal have followed them.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · humanity · corruption · politics · civil conflict · trust · betrayal · resource scarcity · social breakdown · moral decay · hope · fear · community
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0786
A replicant detective races to find a missing loved one while a dystopian society edges toward collapse.
Why this is here
Themes labels: death · mortality · love · hope · hate · power · corruption · social inequality · technology · humanity · identity · freedom · democracy · fanaticism · religious extremism · political violence · climate crisis · environmental collapse · capitalism · memory · compassion · solidarity · transhumanism · dehumanization
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0797
A rabies outbreak at Heathrow traps travelers and staff in a lethal quarantine as fear turns people against each other.
Why this is here
Themes labels: human nature · fear · violence · dehumanization · survival · civilization · morality · science and ethics · good and evil · social critique · human cruelty · apocalypse · collective guilt · marginalization · responsibility · nature versus civilization · panic · isolation · humanity versus animality
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0798
