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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Animal Kingdom.
Characterization labels used: divorced father, protective parent, young son, ragtag survivors, stereotyped characters, cliché archetypes, unlikeable characters, cartoonish villains, religious zealot, corrupt businessman, selfish antagonist, self-harming character, mentally ill character
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A family’s cabin getaway turns deadly when a long-buried legend and a monstrous assailant close in.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: traumatized protagonist · protective parent · young children · annoying children · likable characters · unlikable characters · generic characters · male hero · monster villain
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1460
Three childhood friends keep searching for four missing girls as a collapsing world and strange force called the Pale close in.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: obsessive men · childhood survivors · flawed protagonists · unpleasant characters · broken adults · amateur investigators · weird characters · morally gray · ideological disillusionment · grieving characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1463
A boy abandoned by his mother to a Sasquatch grows into a man whose lifelong hunt reverberates through generations.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: obsessed protagonist · dysfunctional family · flawed characters · unlikeable characters · sympathetic child protagonist · isolated father · eccentric outsiders · obsessive hunter
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1491
A sudden global blackout forces one suburban family to survive, trust each other, and face a killer nearby.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: wealthy family · affluent family · spoiled characters · whiny protagonist · self-centered protagonist · immature adult · devout Christian family · flawed characters · character growth · protective father · young adult daughter · murderer
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1504
A time-traveling Chinese-British family is split by loss, forcing two siblings to navigate grief, love, and the pull of the past.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: flawed characters · grieving siblings · obsessive protagonist · self-destructive character · isolated character · ambitious immigrant · strict grandmother · supportive friend · complex family
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1523
A wealthy father and his young son are trapped in their home as economic collapse unleashes a violent mob outside.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: former banker · unlikeable protagonist · antihero · frightened father · young child · psychotic scavengers · sadistic villain · sociopathic behavior · morally ugly characters · helpless child · survival mode
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1535
A conjoined twin in a post-nuclear alternate America seeks separation, only to confront a destabilizing mystery about her past.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: unlikeable protagonist · alienated protagonist · strong-willed protagonist · funny protagonist · independent protagonist · morally ambiguous protagonist · fragmented self · insane narrator · quirky characters · childhood trauma · repressed memory
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1557
A wealthy collector buys alien pets for amusement, only to provoke a terrifying rise of worship, war, and revenge.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: unlikeable protagonist · villain protagonist · wealthy businessman · jaded protagonist · narcissistic · sadistic · egomaniac · cruel · detestable · god complex · flawed character · psychopathic
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1562
After a child returns from clinical death changed, his father pursues a chilling link between dreams, science, and danger.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: infantile protagonist · passive protagonist · protective father · troubled parents · morally flawed adults · naive authorities · nonhuman antagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1591
A long-term couple is split apart when one enters a reality show for a one-way trip to Mars and the other watches from Earth.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: flawed protagonists · unlikeable characters · co-dependent couple · slacker boyfriend · driven woman · wannabe influencer · ex-athlete · former gymnast · lapsed evangelical · stoned character · grief-stricken character · self-absorbed character · nihilistic character · ambitious character · listless character · underemployed actor · tech-bro billionaire · side characters as archetypes
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1594
A young man’s life unravels across timelines as a tech company, a TV obsession, and a buried trauma collide.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young man · child protagonist · middle-aged man · estranged family member · queer protagonist · biracial protagonist · disabled character · obsessive fan · emotionally absent parent
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1604
Two troubled young adults find a doorway to a twilight world, where escape, fear, and love become a single test.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: disaffected young man · young woman · stuck protagonist · outsider protagonist · gatekeeper · traumatized character · abusive family survivor · emotionally dependent mother · abusive stepfather · baffled hero · shy protagonist · strong female character
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1610
