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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Thalamus.
Characterization labels used: teen protagonist, injured protagonist, mute protagonist, disabled protagonist, sympathetic protagonist, teen patients, friend group, mysterious patient, troubled patient
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A teen in a psychiatric ward tries to prove she’s sane while the truth behind a missing classmate keeps changing.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen girl protagonist · vulnerable protagonist · relatable protagonist · strong heroine · unreliable narrator · isolated protagonist · misunderstood character · suspicious doctor · sympathetic patient group · popular rival · psychologist · scientist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.0979
Two teens enter patients’ nightmares to cure fear, but a new case and hidden secrets threaten their fragile team.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · scientist mentor · adopted child · amnesiac protagonist · disabled protagonist · brave · curious · secretive adults · troubled children
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1074
Six teens barricaded in a high school face zombies outside and trauma, fear, and survival instincts inside.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: suicidal teen · abused protagonist · traumatized teens · flawed characters · damaged characters · reluctant survivor · de facto leader · brooding characters · complicated teens · unreliable self-protection
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1152
Six illustrated YA sci-fi novellas explore future worlds where love, grief, and hope collide with strange technologies.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · young adults · tortured characters · emotionally damaged characters · grieving characters · mentally ill characters · self-reflective · feisty heroine · loyal sibling · isolated outsider
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1160
In a near-future town, a teen discovers she erased painful memories and must decide whether to reclaim them.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · restless teen · emotionally traumatized · memory loss victim · supportive grandmother · best friends · love interest · doctor figure · non-binary side character · flawed adults · relatable characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1162
An abused teen awakens a rare healing power and enters academy life, where trauma, friendship, and progression collide.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: abused protagonist · trauma survivor · healer protagonist · overpowered MC · sympathetic MC · defensive roommate · damaged characters · psychiatric support · psychologically wounded
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1206
Stranded alone on an alien planet, a teen must survive the wild and uncover a strange presence linked to home.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · middle school protagonist · lonely child · whiny protagonist · angsty teen · resourceful survivor · immature protagonist · determined survivor · coming-of-age
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1219
A traumatized teen stockpiles for disaster, then must survive a deadly flu outbreak while her town falls apart.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: anxious protagonist · paranoid protagonist · germaphobe · hoarder · resourceful teen · withdrawn teen · survivor arc · pessimistic protagonist · likable love interest · levelheaded character · traumatized teen
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1221
A traumatized teen investigates a viral party drug that makes her town eerily perfect—and dangerously not themselves.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen girl protagonist · adopted protagonist · anxious protagonist · straight-edge protagonist · outsider protagonist · new kid ally · mysterious outsider · perfectionist · smart protagonist · controlling protagonist · traumatized protagonist · loner
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1224
Earth is ending, and one disabled young man with rare magic must survive brutal Trials and build a new home.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young male protagonist · disabled protagonist · resourceful protagonist · reckless protagonist · vengeful protagonist · reluctant helper · grounded protagonist · lonely protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1237
Three confused teens wake aboard a failing spaceship and must solve the mystery of how they got there while falling in love.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · flawed protagonist · angsty teen · sarcastic protagonist · sunshine love interest · protective love interest · witty side character · holographic guide · depressed protagonist · traumatized protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1244
A numb teen enters a secret VR club that sells nightmares, then uncovers a dangerous truth about his own trauma.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: emotionally numb protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · witty protagonist · gay protagonist · teen protagonist · traumatized protagonist · psychologically complex characters · morally compromised behavior · misfit protagonist · cunning protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1256
