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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Tenth of December.

Plot structure labels used: collection form, episodic, varied length, multi-voice, interior monologue, multiple perspectives, reveals late, abrupt endings, fragmented, gradual revelation, withheld context

Focused on “fragmented narrative” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

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Cover of The Singularities by John Banville

The Singularities

John Banville · 2022

An ex-con returns under a new name to an uncanny family estate where a biographer, old secrets, and reality-bending theories collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1707

Cover of Definitely Maybe by Arkady Strugatsky

Definitely Maybe

Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky · 1979

A Soviet scientist nears a breakthrough, but strange interruptions suggest a mysterious force is blocking discovery.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1724

Cover of The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.

Neal Stephenson, Nicole Galland · 2017 · D.O.D.O.

A secret U.S. agency uses witchcraft and time travel to restore magic, only to unleash bureaucracy, paradox, and chaos.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1750

Cover of The Screwfly Solution by Raccoona Sheldon

The Screwfly Solution

Raccoona Sheldon, James Tiptree Jr. · 1977

A fragmented sci-fi horror tale follows a worldwide surge of violent misogyny, ending in a chilling alien explanation.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1755

Cover of The Library at Mount Char by Scott  Hawkins

The Library at Mount Char

Scott Hawkins · 2016

An orphan raised in a secret library must uncover what happened to her godlike guardian as hidden powers collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1773

Cover of Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny

Creatures of Light and Darkness

Roger Zelazny · 1969

Far-future Egyptian gods wage a shifting war of life, death, and identity across strange interplanetary worlds.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1811

Cover of The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel  Gonzales

The Regional Office is Under Attack!

Manuel Gonzales · 2016

A secret world-saving agency is attacked from within, forcing two young women on opposite sides into collision.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1833

Cover of The Difference Engine by William Gibson

The Difference Engine

William Gibson, Bruce Sterling · 1991

In an alternate 1855 England powered by steam computers, several figures race over a dangerous punched-card program.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1844

Cover of How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnameable Disaster by Muriel Leung

How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnameable Disaster

Muriel Leung · 2024

In a post-apocalyptic New York, a heartbroken woman, her family, and their ghosts search for love, contact, and meaning.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1862

Cover of Injection, Vol. 1 by Warren Ellis

Injection, Vol. 1

Warren Ellis · 2015 · Injection

Five brilliant specialists unleash an experiment that warps reality, and must face the strange fallout years later.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1865