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These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: teen runaway, nuclear disaster, homeless survival, false blame, identity reinvention, grief aftermath, street survival, found family

Setting labels used: Vermont, Burlington, rural Vermont, nuclear town, post-disaster aftermath, contamination zone, homeless street life, evacuation site, contemporary setting

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

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Cover of The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

The Leftovers

Tom Perrotta · 2011

After a mass disappearance upends a suburban town, the survivors struggle with grief, cults, and unfinished lives.

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Distance: 0.2001

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Green Angel

Alice Hoffman · 2004 · Green Angel

After a family tragedy leaves a teen girl alone in an ash-covered world, she must survive grief and rediscover hope.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2249

Cover of Point of Impact by Kyla Stone

Point of Impact

Kyla Stone · 2018 · Nuclear Dawn

A young woman in Miami races through the nuclear aftermath to rescue her sister before fallout and old enemies close in.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2289

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 premise + setting

Distance: 0.2293

Cover of Nuclear Dawn #1-5: The Post-Apocalyptic Box Set by Kyla Stone

Nuclear Dawn #1-5: The Post-Apocalyptic Box Set

Kyla Stone · 2019 · Nuclear Dawn

After nuclear blasts hit U.S. cities, a guarded young woman and a troubled drifter race through fallout to rescue her sister.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2296

Cover of The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros

The Blue Book of Nebo

Manon Steffan Ros · 2021

A mother and son survive a post-nuclear collapse in rural Wales by rebuilding life, language, and trust.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2296

Cover of Strung by Per Jacobsen

Strung

Per Jacobsen · 2021 · Strung Trilogy

A returning writer finds his hometown transformed by eerie apathy, hanging corpses, and a search for his missing son.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2301

Cover of Strung II: The Valley of Death by Per Jacobsen

Strung II: The Valley of Death

Per Jacobsen · 2022 · Udhængt

In a post-apocalyptic survivor community, a new discovery deepens mistrust as an unseen enemy and hidden loyalties close in.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2316

Cover of The Last Stars in the Sky by Kate Hewitt

The Last Stars in the Sky

Kate Hewitt · 2024 · Lost Lake

A fractured family retreats to a remote Canadian cabin, only to face a sudden nuclear-collapse survival ordeal.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2342

Cover of Zombie Rules by David Achord

Zombie Rules

David Achord · 2013 · Zombie Rules

A 16-year-old prepper-in-training survives a zombie outbreak and the worse danger of ruthless living survivors.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2375

Cover of And After by Sarah Lyons Fleming

And After

Sarah Lyons Fleming · 2014 · Until the End of the World

A safe haven in a zombie apocalypse starts to fail, forcing Cassie and her survivors to face loss, love, and danger.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2381

Cover of Sunrise by Mike Mullin

Sunrise

Mike Mullin · 2014 · Ashfall

After a supervolcano, Alex and Darla race to build a defendable community before winter, war, and human cruelty finish them off.

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Distance: 0.2384