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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for Glitches.
Themes labels used: belonging, identity, memory loss, otherness, disability, body autonomy, humanity, self-worth, discrimination, family rejection, grief, resilience, kindness, dehumanization, acceptance
Focused on “sexuality” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.
In near-future South Africa, a drug-fueled power shift sparks gods, robots, and misfits into a chaotic fight for survival.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · self-discovery · belonging · love · acceptance · family · power · worship · fear · technology and humanity · tradition vs modernity · race · class · gender · sexuality · chronic illness · pain · memory · agency · dehumanization · community
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0974
Superheroes stranded on a rural farm untangle a decade-old mystery while searching for a way home.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · loss · belonging · nostalgia · retirement · trauma · family · home · acceptance · secrecy · isolation · legacy · humanity · free will · hope · mourning · social issues · sexuality · body dysphoria
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0999
A stranded alien and a space-obsessed human fall for each other after their online friend group meets at a sci-fi con.
Why this is here
Themes labels: belonging · loneliness · acceptance · identity · outsiderhood · friendship · chosen family · healing · consent · misunderstanding · self-worth · being yourself · connection · community · alienation · sexuality · neurodiversity · privacy · trust
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1015
A lonely boy grows up amid disappearances and family secrets, chasing clues to his grandfather and a possible other world.
Why this is here
Themes labels: grief · loss · mental illness · loneliness · identity · belonging · disconnection · trauma · family dysfunction · reality vs delusion · memory · transformation · isolation · otherness · hope
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0900
After a devastating loss, a cyborg heroine throws herself into a brutal futuristic sport while her guardian searches for her.
Why this is here
Themes labels: grief · identity · memory · humanity · body autonomy · selfhood · loss · independence · violence · freedom · class divide · social inequality · technology and personhood · fate · escape
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0916
Seven Korean speculative stories explore space, aliens, and future tech through intimate questions of identity, grief, and connection.
Why this is here
Themes labels: humanity · identity · belonging · connection · loneliness · grief · loss · memory · motherhood · parenthood · classism · misogyny · discrimination · bioethics · eugenics · transhumanism · empathy · legacy · imperfection · hope · melancholy · technological progress · limits of science · moral choice · utopia · alienness · translation of emotions
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0936
A lonely alien studies Earth and finds unexpected comfort, friendship, and life lessons among talking creatures.
Why this is here
Themes labels: loneliness · belonging · identity · self-acceptance · love · friendship · death · grief · sadness · happiness · art · meaning · humanity · existentialism · growth · acceptance · memory · purpose · self-reflection
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0950
Max must confess her true origin and face alternate realities while fighting to get back to the Chloe she lost.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · alternate selves · consequences · grief · memory · choice · acceptance · belonging · letting go · self-expression · truth · connection across realities · fate · mourning · living on
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0970
In alternate 1920s Montreal, an extracted memory who can think for herself is summoned back to the lab.
Why this is here
Themes labels: humanity · identity · memory · trauma · autonomy · ownership · personhood · self-determination · free will · ethics · power · classism · capitalism · patriarchy · belonging · loss · self-possession · othering · women's autonomy · memory and grief
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0970
An elderly couple enters a risky rejuvenation experiment and must face the unsettling consequences of cloning, memory, and identity.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · personhood · humanity · memory · aging · mortality · ethics · medical ethics · scientific ethics · transhumanism · selfhood · body image · beauty standards · disfigurement · disability · race · privilege · legacy · love · family · greed · selfishness · continuity of self · soul
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0988
A teen closer impersonates a dead girl for her family and uncovers a dangerous truth behind the grief system.
Why this is here
Themes labels: grief · identity · loss of self · belonging · memory · depersonalization · derealization · mourning · emotional manipulation · closure · selfhood · depression · paranoia · trust · ethical ambiguity · suicide · family · love · regret
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0989
A repaired robot is sent to work on a farm, where homesickness sparks an escape plan back to her island family.
Why this is here
Themes labels: belonging · home · identity · purpose · freedom · adaptation · empathy · kindness · acceptance · family · loss · resilience · coexistence · technology and humanity · nature vs technology · self-determination · violence vs peace
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0992
