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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for More Happy Than Not.
Setting labels used: Bronx, New York, near future, urban neighborhood, housing project, summer setting, contemporary setting, futuristic setting, working-class setting, high school life
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A shy teacher stranded in the future must phone a work nemesis to save her past self—and maybe fall in love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · school setting · high school · New York City · future timeline · present day
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1619
A poisoned schoolteacher’s murder and a dangerous old flame test Eve Dallas’s detective instincts and marriage.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York · near-future · futuristic city · private school · classroom · police investigation · upper-middle-class setting · school community
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1758
A Brooklyn teen balancing school, family, and a scholarship must decide what being Spider-Man means when his world turns hostile.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Brooklyn · New York City · prestigious private school · high school · school setting · urban neighborhood · contemporary setting · working-class setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1878
An exhausted family welcomes a humanoid AI helper, only to find it acting on their unspoken fears and wishes.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary setting · near-future technology · domestic setting · family home · suburban neighborhood · school setting · workplace stress
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1947
Four teens are drawn together by a mysterious school-room device that threatens them unless they obey its rules.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · after school · music classroom · Queens · New York City · contemporary setting · present day · tech-saturated world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2004
A fragmented near-future New York mosaic follows public-housing residents living under strict social, reproductive, and economic controls.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-future New York City · Manhattan · public housing project · urban dystopia · 2020s · future housing project · subsidized housing
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2016
A teen who forgets each day but sees the future must navigate love, secrets, and a dark mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · contemporary setting · suburban family life · school scenes · home scenes · teen social world · modern day · psychological realism
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2045
After a flu shot gives one high-school homeroom telepathy, secrets, crushes, and drama explode in a shared voice.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · NYC high school · high school homeroom · teen social world · school nurse office · contemporary setting · modern-day setting · school-based setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2137
A shy high school girl gets a trial robot boyfriend and discovers love comes with a price, secrets, and rivals.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · school setting · online marketplace · domestic setting · apartment living · near-future technology
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2142
Four early Bachman-era novellas follow a hostage crisis, a lethal walk, a man against progress, and a deadly game show.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · American future · near-future · dystopian America · roadway setting · construction site · televised future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2202
In a flooded future Manhattan, an amnesiac socialite must uncover the truth about her engagement, her memories, and a hidden rebellion.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Manhattan · flooded city · upper city · lower city · vertical class divide · dystopian world · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2204
Teen Peter Parker juggles a secret life, a newsroom job, and a dangerous showdown with Kingpin.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · high school · school life · home life · workplace life · newsroom · daily life · urban crime · contemporary setting · alternate universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2207
