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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for The Colour Out of Space.
Relationships labels used: family decay, community isolation, witness testimony, expert inquiry, neighbors and outsiders, parent-child family, powerless caretaking, local suspicion
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
A rural meteorite incident unleashes an indescribable force that slowly poisons a family, farm, and mind.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family under strain · parent-child · community unease · investigator-subject · isolation · dependency
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1399
In a transparent future France, an ex-police investigator probes a family disappearance in a society built on visibility.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family disappearance · mother-daughter · husband-wife · neighbors watching neighbors · community surveillance · social denunciation · public judgment · citizen betrayal · power imbalance · collective justice
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1500
A surveyor hears how a rural farm was slowly blighted by a meteorite carrying an indescribable alien color.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family bonds · community isolation · scientist-observer · neighbor testimony · parent-child · marital family unit · human versus nature
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1525
An ex-cop inherits a house in a hidden New Mexico town and uncovers a family mystery tangled with cosmic horrors.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mother-daughter · family secrets · estrangement · family dysfunction · community complicity · outsider vs locals · siblings · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1545
A mail carrier in a too-perfect Nevada town uncovers blank letters, hidden pages, and a reality he can’t trust.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: marriage · spousal distrust · community surveillance · neighbor suspicion · parent-child care · family tension · social conformity · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1556
A rural New England town is shadowed by a grotesque family secret, an occult book, and a cosmic threat.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family secret · intergenerational corruption · mentor-disciple · investigator-source · community suspicion · parentage mystery · power imbalance · hostile neighbors · academic collaboration
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1651
A kidnapped genius wakes up in a secret compound where children with psychic gifts are exploited and must fight to escape.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · friendship bonds · caretaker abuse · parent-child loss · group solidarity · adult-child power imbalance · resistance against authority
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1689
In near-future Britain, four marginalized kids fight a system of surveillance, control, and collapse.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · broken families · parental neglect · abuse · peer solidarity · community bond · revenge
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1691
A guarded security consultant follows a dead woman's cryptic trail into wildlife smuggling, paranoia, and eco-collapse.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: husband · daughter · family estrangement · abandoned family · mother-child tension · marital infidelity · community distrust · surveillance and pursuit · mentorless pursuit · dangerous ally · dead stranger · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1696
A teenage girl searches a broken world for her missing mother amid climate collapse, absurdity, and revenge-minded elders.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mother-daughter · child and guardian · intergenerational conflict · community decay · rivalry with institutions · collective vengeance · family disappearance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1703
A 22-story horror collection of bleak, weird futures where bodies, identities, and ecosystems unravel.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family secrets · family curse · parent-child · spousal suspicion · possession · dependency · betrayal · community collapse · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1704
In a virus-ravaged near future, one woman’s quarantined family life changes when she spots someone who seems immune.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family isolation · parent-child strain · marital distance · sibling rivalry · remote family life · household conflict · power imbalance · estranged family · protective parent
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1734
