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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Herland, The Yellow Wall-Paper, and Selected Writings.
Setting labels used: turn-of-the-century America, Victorian era, hidden country, women-only society, domestic interior, nursery room, anthology form, speculative world
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
In a world where select people harvest dreams from a hidden realm, two cousins uncover a government secret that could upend everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate history · early 20th century · turn of the century · island nation · hidden realm · otherworld · frontier town · period setting · pseudo-Victorian
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1854
Two rival Victorian magicians wage a lifelong battle of secrets, with descendants later uncovering the truth.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Victorian England · London · modern-day frame · country house · stage magic world · late 19th century · turn of the century · historical speculative
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1948
A boy imagines and narrates his wildly inventive dream house, room by room, in playful rhyming verse.
Why this is here
Setting labels: domestic setting · house setting · fantastical reality · retro-futuristic world · mid-century aesthetic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2209
A romance-loving teen falls into 1895 and must choose between a dream love and the life she left behind.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 1990s · 1890s · Victorian era · dual timeline · historical past · mansion setting · high society · old house · period setting · alternate century
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2215
In a matriarchal world where men are scarce property, a sheltered boy is drawn into courtship, danger, and intrigue.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate world · Old West · Wild West · Victorian-era · Regency-era · industrializing society · medieval-esque · matriarchy · clannist culture
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2484
A deaf young woman and a speech tutor are drawn into a secret magical college as an ancient winter-born enemy awakens.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 19th century · Victorian era · academic institution · secret society · war-torn world · winter setting · ice age world · alternate universe · city setting · fantasy world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2495
A grieving girl discovers a secret library that lets her enter family secrets and reshape how she sees her life.
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Setting labels: contemporary United States · historical past · time travel · secret library · wealthy household · private school · old neighborhood · pirate setting · Jim Crow era · slavery era · historical America · mansion
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2521
An orphan raised in a secret library must uncover what happened to her godlike guardian as hidden powers collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary America · hidden world · alternate reality · secret dimension · isolated library · mythic reality · cosmic scale · suburban setting · liminal space · outside normal time
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2555
Three generations linked by bees confront family strain, ecological collapse, and a future without pollinators.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Victorian England · contemporary USA · future China · post-apocalyptic future · dystopian future · apocalyptic world · global crisis · rural setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2564
Two girls sharing one body join an underground hybrid resistance while their newfound independence strains them apart.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian America · underground safe house · hidden city · government facility · hybrid community · near-future society · fugitive hiding place · oppressive regime
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2577
Two Ministry agents are sent to America to investigate vanished ships, only to uncover a wider inventor conspiracy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: America · England · North Carolina · Outer Banks · Detroit · Flagstaff · San Francisco · early 20th century · turn of the century · alternate Victorian period · steampunk world · airship travel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2578
A scientist’s time-travel experiment sends him into a strange far future where survival, loss, and hidden truths await.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Victorian England · far future · year 802,701 · dystopian world · posthuman future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2579
