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For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs

Robert A. Heinlein

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Characterization labels used: everyman protagonist, outsider protagonist, male protagonist, female guide, academic explainers, sexist attitudes, jealousy

Relationships labels used: mentor student, romantic attraction, love interest, male female dynamics, free love, open relationships, nonmonogamy, marriage critique, peer instruction

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Ibraheem Abbas, إبراهيم عباس · 2014

A young man wakes in a strange alternate realm where near-death becomes a journey of love, lessons, and reality-bending discovery.

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Characterization labels: male protagonist · young adult protagonist · ordinary-to-exceptional · female guide · enigmatic love interest · inspiring mentors · historical figures · naive protagonist · motivated protagonist

Relationships labels: romance · mentor-student · guidance · love interest · family duty · protagonist-guide bond · emotional dependency · trust and doubt

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1749

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宝石の国 3 [Houseki no Kuni 3]

Haruko Ichikawa, 市川春子 · 2014 · 宝石の国 [Hōseki no Kuni]

A winter mission forces a fragile gem warrior into a new partnership that changes identity, memory, and fate.

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Characterization labels: clumsy protagonist · coming-of-age · self-doubt · depression · matured protagonist · traumatized protagonist · serious mentor · guard duty · stoic partner · genderless characters

Relationships labels: partnership · mentor-student · friendship · dependence · protective bond · nonsexual intimacy · idolization

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1842

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The End of Mr. Y

Scarlett Thomas · 2006

A PhD student finds a cursed rare book and is pulled into a mind-travel mystery about reality, time, and thought.

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Characterization labels: female academic · PhD student · curious heroine · flawed protagonist · intellectual heroine · obsessive reader · messy protagonist · sexually active protagonist · poor student · strong-willed · mentally complex

Relationships labels: mentor relationship · academic hierarchy · unhealthy romance · sexual relationship · love interest · rival pursuit · obsessive attachment · community of readers

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1874

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China Mountain Zhang

Maureen F. McHugh · 1992

In a China-dominated future, a young gay man with a hidden mixed heritage tries to build a life across shifting worlds.

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Characterization labels: everyman protagonist · gay protagonist · closeted character · mixed-heritage character · marginalized characters · ordinary people · flawed characters · introverted · self-conscious · unexceptional protagonist · civilian life

Relationships labels: family tension · mentor-apprentice · workplace hierarchy · forbidden romance · same-sex relationship · friendship · parent-child tension · social dependency · community ties · romantic pursuit · interpersonal touchpoints

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1907

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Empire V

Victor Pelevin, Виктор Пелевин · 2006 · Рама II

A newly turned vampire is initiated into a secret elite that feeds on human society through glamour, discourse, and control.

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Characterization labels: naive protagonist · cynical mentor · passive hero · mentor figures · female vampire · elite outsiders · two-dimensional characters · archetypal roles

Relationships labels: mentor-student · romance subplot · initiation bond · power imbalance · attraction and humiliation · group conformity

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1932

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Rabbits

Terry Miles · 2021 · Rabbits

A pattern-obsessed gamer is pulled into a secret reality-bending game whose next round may unravel the world.

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Characterization labels: obsessive protagonist · pattern seeker · gamer · reclusive billionaire · friend helper · crush interest · gender-ambiguous protagonist

Relationships labels: friendship · love interest · partner in crime · mentor-like warning · obsessive attachment

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1937

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Stephen King · 2009

A bookish English instructor buys a mysterious Kindle that opens onto alternate realities, lost books, and future danger.

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Characterization labels: English instructor · book lover · reluctant technophobe · academic protagonist · everyman protagonist · obsessive reader · mild-mannered protagonist · curious outsider · supportive colleague · student ally

Relationships labels: breakup · ex-girlfriend · academic friendship · mentor-student · romantic tension · professional colleagues

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1947

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Your name. 01

Ranmaru Kotone, Makoto Shinkai · 2017 · 君の名は。[Kimi no Na wa]

Two teens from different places begin waking up in each other’s lives, turning ordinary days into a fate-bound mystery.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: high school students · female protagonist · male protagonist · determined · curious · sympathetic leads · teen protagonists

Relationships labels: romantic tension · fated lovers · body-swap bond · friendship · family tension · student relationships

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1959

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A Voyage to Arcturus

David Lindsay · 1968

An Earthman’s strange voyage to an alien world becomes a dark quest through changing bodies, beliefs, and realities.

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Characterization labels: everyman protagonist · questing protagonist · transformative protagonist · thin characterization · allegorical figures · stock characters · moral exemplars · antiheroic actions · physically altered body · morally driven characters

Relationships labels: mentor figures · guides and travelers · power imbalance · male-female conflict · brotherhood · companions · dependency · rival worldviews · host and traveler

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Distance: 0.1972

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Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos

Jim Turner · 1998

A chronological anthology of Lovecraft Mythos tales by Lovecraft and later writers, tracing cosmic horror across decades.

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Characterization labels: investigator · scholar · occultist · cultist · monster · mad scientist · everyman protagonist · young protagonist

Relationships labels: mentor-student · authorial exchange · family curse · parent-child · rivalry · cult community

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2020

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Bob's Saucer Repair

Jerry Boyd · 2019 · Bob and Nikki

A mechanic’s quiet day turns cosmic when he helps an alien fix her saucer and gets pulled into a secret space repair business.

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Characterization labels: mechanic protagonist · everyman protagonist · genius everyman · easygoing characters · wisecracking characters · quick-witted · Gary Stu · alien woman love interest · found family · pleasant crew

Relationships labels: romance · meet-cute · business partnership · friendship · found family · mentor-like help · male-female banter · cross-species attraction · working relationship · community circle

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2026

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Oasis

Dima Zales, Anna Zaires · 2016 · The Last Humans

A sheltered young man in the last habitable enclave on Earth hears a voice that may be real—and may expose everything.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young male protagonist · immature adults · naive characters · rebellious protagonist · loyal protagonist · heroic protagonist · street smart · curious protagonist · confused protagonist · mysterious companion · invisible guide · two main characters · small cast

Relationships labels: friendship · companionship · mentor-like guidance · dependency · secret alliance · romance subplot · taboo romance · lost friendship · chosen duo · trust issues

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2046

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