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These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge.
Plot structure labels used: frame story, episodic structure, linked vignettes, chronological progression, story within a story, artifact-based reveals, revelatory ending, twist ending
Focused on “flashback structure” 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.
Stranded on a disabled shuttle, Starfleet officers recount their academy-era Kobayashi Maru experiences as rescue nears.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: frame story · embedded vignettes · story within a story · flashback structure · episodic structure · interlinked short stories · connective framing
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0771
A grieving young man learns the long-guarded secret behind a bizarre Buick hidden by rural state troopers.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: frame narrative · story within story · nested recollections · flashback structure · then and now · episodic reveal · slow burn · open ending · unsolved mystery · gradual escalation
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0802
Exiled on Dagobah, Yoda relives key lessons from across his long life through three linked Star Wars-era tales.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: framed anthology · flashback structure · interlinked stories · triptych structure · three-arc build · final wrap-up issue · self-contained episodes · circular framing · reveal-driven ending · episodic progression
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0978
In a futuristic, disaster-scarred world, a young woman seeks to erase painful memories tied to love and loss.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: frame narrative · flashback structure · nonlinear timeline · slow buildup · late conflict reveal · mystery-driven · plot-driven · ending reveal
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0999
A Batuu-bound Star Wars heist comic threads together relic hunts, flashbacks, and surprise cameos around Black Spire Outpost.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: framing narrative · anthology structure · interlinked shorts · flashback structure · time jumps · multiple timelines · issue-by-issue focus · self-contained chapters · revealed backstory · twist ending · circle-back ending · fragmented timeline
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1010
An amnesiac Eighth Doctor retraces his past incarnations to recover his identity while a new companion enters his orbit.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: episodic · framed narrative · interlinked vignettes · flashback structure · parallel subplot · chronological progression · nostalgia-driven · continuity callbacks · bridge story · soft reset
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1011
A tattooed wanderer’s living illustrations open into 18 eerie, human-centered tales of future shock and dread.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: frame narrative · story within story · episodic · loosely connected · prologue/epilogue framing · interlinked vignettes · standalone chapters
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0739
Four unsettling Stephen King tales span teleportation, survival, family dread, and a slow slide into madness.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: frame narrative · story within a story · open ending · twist ending · slow reveal · episodic collection · diary format
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0764
An obsessed journalist tracks a mysterious radio broadcast that gives deadly road rules to listeners across America.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: framing story · linked stories · episodic structure · interlocking vignettes · investigation arc · revelation-driven · wraparound narrative · gradual convergence · mosaic structure · interview chapters · email chapters · website compilation · short-story chapters · ending explanation
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0782
In a Tokyo café, customers can briefly travel through time under strict rules to seek closure, love, and second chances.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: four linked stories · interconnected vignettes · episodic structure · frame narrative · repetitive rule explanation · gradual emotional payoff · cumulative reveal · small-scale arc
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0827
A Siberian bar for aliens becomes a stage for brief, idea-packed encounters about contact, culture, and the cosmos.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: vignettes · episodic · framed stories · chronological framing · standalone episodes · linked stories · single-idea stories · continuity fixes · retcons
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0846
A linked collection of dark short fiction where modern gods, human cruelty, and myth collide in bleak, shocking tales.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: linked story cycle · thematic anthology · framing introduction · caveat lector · standalone stories · vignette structure · episodic
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0878
