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These books are ranked using the tone labels extracted for Constellations.
Tone labels used: heartbreaking, poignant, funny, sweet, playful, melancholy, contemplative, jarring, haunting, emotional, bittersweet, tragic, witty
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone embeddings are close.
A bullied small-town teen musician chases escape and stardom while family secrets and crime pull him back.
Why this is here
Tone labels: sad · heartbreaking · melancholy · angsty · emotional · bittersweet · hopeful · tense · earnest · heartwarming · fun
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0795
A sheltered teen in a post-disaster future falls for a lifelike robot musician and flees her privileged life.
Why this is here
Tone labels: poignant · melancholy · heartbreaking · bittersweet · sensual · lush · lyrical · wistful · romantic · tragic · whimsical · haunting · funny · tender
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0848
Two brothers chase a way to restore their bodies while uncovering a vast alchemical conspiracy.
Why this is here
Tone labels: emotional · heart-wrenching · dark · lighthearted · humorous · tragic · heartwarming · bittersweet · serious · playful
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0863
A queer married couple faces love, grief, and goodbye as one husband slowly succumbs to a zombie-like infection.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bittersweet · heartbreaking · sad · emotional · tender · beautiful · poignant · devastating · heartwarming · tragic · melancholic · existential · quiet · uneasy · grotesque
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0911
An angry, lonely teen who believes he was abducted by aliens meets someone who may help him escape Earth.
Why this is here
Tone labels: sad · hopeful · tender · angsty · melancholy · raw · bittersweet · quirky · poignant · intense · heartbreaking · thoughtful · earnest · redemptive
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0927
A time-machine repairman in a science-fictional universe searches for his vanished father through a dizzying, self-referential time loop.
Why this is here
Tone labels: funny · quirky · melancholic · somber · heartbreaking · nostalgic · celebratory · poignant · earnest · playful · absurd · self-aware · introspective · sad · touching
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0973
Award-winning Connie Willis stories blend time travel, satire, grief, aliens, and afterword-rich bonus material.
Why this is here
Tone labels: funny · witty · screwball · melancholy · poignant · heartbreaking · haunting · playful · lighthearted · sentimental · warm · quirky
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0975
An older queer couple takes one last cross-country road trip as a black hole brings Earth’s final days closer.
Why this is here
Tone labels: heartbreaking · poignant · melancholy · hopeful · devastating · bittersweet · reflective · quiet · somber · tender · heartwarming · bleak · comforting · emotional
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0979
A multi-author anthology of time-crossed romance stories, blending time travel, queer love, loss, and second chances.
Why this is here
Tone labels: sweet · bittersweet · heartwarming · heartbreaking · poignant · melancholic · hopeful · whimsical · quirky · sad · warm · tender · haunting · funny · strange
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0990
In a world where every Y-chromosome mammal dies, the last man and his allies race toward the truth and an ending.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bittersweet · emotional · tragic · poignant · funny · shocking · satisfying · heartbreaking · dark · dramatic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0993
Two dead teens in a strange afterlife room watch the living, nudge events, and uncover how their losses are connected.
Why this is here
Tone labels: heartbreaking · hopeful · bittersweet · melancholy · emotional · moving · touching · tender · earnest · cathartic · whimsical · quirky · humorous · charming · reflective · uplifting · sad · comforting · thoughtful
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0995
A Mars engineer's risky test flight creates the drive that will reshape human expansion across the Solar System.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bittersweet · tragic · poignant · melancholy · sweet · sad · uplifting · tense · emotional
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0999
