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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for The Stepford Wives.
Characterization labels used: female protagonist, feminist heroine, photographer, married mother, male professional, secretive men, robotic women, fellow feminist, lovable sidekick
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A Korean short story collection fusing horror, fantasy, and sci-fi to expose patriarchy, greed, and other human cruelties.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: women protagonists · single mothers · unmarried women · androids · ghosts · landlords · greedy elites · patriarchal figures · lonely characters · moralized characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1841
A science-minded girl disguises herself to enter a deadly male-only labyrinth competition to win a scholarship and save her mother.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: smart heroine · scientist heroine · feminist heroine · dyslexic protagonist · supportive father · supportive parent · strong female lead · gentle love interest · complex side characters · brave cousin · female friendship
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1909
In a corporate-dominated future, a Jewish free town trains a cyborg protector while an old golem story echoes their fate.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · strong women · older woman · grandmother figure · scientist · programmer · cyborg · android · golem · assassin · mother · divorced woman · child custodian · renegade mother · community elder
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1940
In a near-future Australia, a mother defies a surveillance state to find her missing husband and save her children.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: mother protagonist · flawed heroine · protective parent · ordinary woman · strong female protagonist · young children · missing husband · working mother · maternal guilt · resilient heroine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1950
Ten near-future stories trace how speculative technologies reshape love, memory, grief, and everyday life in Mexico City.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonists · women-centered · scientists · young women · mothers · daughters · romantic leads · ordinary people · middle-class characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1972
A chronological anthology of classic sci-fi stories by women, tracing the genre from pulp-era invention to New Wave experimentation.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonists · strong women · heroines · matriarchs · housewives · mothers · scientists · psychologists · super-intelligent child · alien beings
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1990
In a near-future surveillance state, a woman detained for a dream-based risk score must prove she’s innocent before her freedom disappears.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: working mother · new mother · twin mother · archivist · scientist · passive protagonist · beleaguered protagonist · strong-willed woman · women detainees · faceless authority · corporate employees · underdeveloped side characters · flat characters · disillusioned protagonist · resistant protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2028
In an undersea future, a celebrated body-care technician’s reunion with her estranged mother unravels her identity and reality.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · isolated protagonist · dermal technician · aesthetician · estranged mother · celebrity worker · morally ambiguous characters · quiet protagonist · questioning self
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2038
A linked speculative-fiction collection on memory, identity, technology, and family, spanning history, futures, and the Singularity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonists · young women · mothers · fathers · children · immigrants · refugees · programmers · artists · spies · assassins · scientists · aliens · digital beings · ghosts in the machine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2073
A woman sent to a remote colony finds a world where naming objects keeps reality from dissolving—and obedience is everything.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · alienated protagonist · introverted protagonist · lonely protagonist · bystander protagonist · bureaucrat · housemates · poet figure · authoritarian citizens · flat characters (mixed)
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2129
An escaped android super-soldier seeks a normal life in enemy territory, but politics, violence, and identity questions pull her back in.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · android heroine · super-soldier · kickass heroine · conflicted protagonist · sympathetic protagonist · witty protagonist · empathetic protagonist · strong supporting women · bisexual supporting character · politically aware characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2136
A reality-show mother starts seeing glitches in her world and can no longer trust what’s real.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · mother · bonus parent · smart protagonist · educated protagonist · egoist · self-aware character · socially observant · manic descent · bitter protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2144
