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These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for Everything You Ever Wanted. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: depressed protagonist, young woman, millennial, alienated worker, unlikable protagonist, morally questionable protagonist, passive protagonist, flawed protagonist, lonely protagonist, self-destructive, chronically unhappy

Relationships labels used: family estrangement, mother-daughter tension, sibling bond, on-off relationship, colleague romance, friendship loss, leaving loved ones, community dependence, social isolation

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Cover of Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

Ripe

Sarah Rose Etter · 2023

A depressed tech worker in Silicon Valley is shadowed by a black hole while work, love, and life keep unraveling.

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Characterization labels: millennial woman · depressed protagonist · passive protagonist · anxious protagonist · morally compromised · underdeveloped side characters · caricatured coworkers · toxic mother · supportive father · bullying boss · unavailable lover · alienated worker · complicit employee · high-functioning depression

Relationships labels: toxic parents · mother-daughter conflict · father-daughter bond · romantic unavailability · affair · open relationship · workplace power imbalance · female rivalry · friendship strain · family estrangement

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1027

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Cover of The Affirmation by Christopher Priest

The Affirmation

Christopher Priest · 1983

A grieving man writes his life as fiction, only to find his autobiography splitting into rival realities.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: brooding protagonist · morose protagonist · self-absorbed protagonist · isolated protagonist · grieving man · depressed protagonist · unlikable protagonist · self-observant narrator · doubled protagonist · mentally unstable protagonist

Relationships labels: broken relationship · failed romance · ex-girlfriend · family loss · father-son absence · estranged sister · friend of father · interpersonal alienation · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1117

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Cover of Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Prime Meridian

Silvia Moreno-Garcia · 2018

A struggling young woman in near-future Mexico City clings to the dream of Mars while surviving precarious work and heartbreak.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: morally gray · unlikable protagonist · bitter protagonist · depressed protagonist · rootable protagonist · lonely woman · drifting young adult · underemployed · resourceful · self-aware · complex characters · character-driven · female protagonist

Relationships labels: estranged sister · sibling tension · ex-boyfriend · fractured romance · unresolved relationship · friendship for hire · client relationship · intergenerational bond · unequal relationship · family responsibility

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1135

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Cover of Hey, Zoey by Sarah Crossan

Hey, Zoey

Sarah Crossan · 2024

A woman’s life unravels after she discovers her husband’s AI sex doll and begins confronting buried truths.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: unlikable protagonist · traumatized woman · middle-aged woman · teacher · anesthesiologist husband · mentally declining mother · older sister · younger sister · family victimization · depressive protagonist · emotionally numb · controlling · lonely · logical · organized

Relationships labels: strained marriage · marital betrayal · emotionally disconnected couple · sister bond · family dysfunction · parent-child care · dependency · power imbalance · conflicted intimacy

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1136

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Cover of The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes by Mei Hachimoku

The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

Mei Hachimoku · 2022

A grieving teen investigates a rumor-laden tunnel that can grant wishes at a cost, and meets a girl with her own secret agenda.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: troubled protagonist · grieving protagonist · guilt-ridden · passive protagonist · stubborn heroine · manga-aspiring heroine · bullied student · abusive father · abandoned child · transfer student

Relationships labels: sibling bond · romance · friendship · parent-child estrangement · friendship to romance · loss and closure · supportive bond · family breakdown

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1203

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Cover of The Cats We Meet Along the Way by Nadia Mikail

The Cats We Meet Along the Way

Nadia Mikail · 2022

A grieving teen joins a Malaysian road trip to find her estranged sister before an unavoidable apocalypse arrives.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · angry protagonist · grieving protagonist · estranged sister · single mother · supportive boyfriend · boyfriend's parents · loving family · emotionally unavailable mother · deceased father · stray cat

Relationships labels: mother-daughter bond · sibling estrangement · romantic relationship · family reconciliation · parent-child grief · in-law family · community care

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1211

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Cover of Sweet Virginia by Caroline Kepnes

Sweet Virginia

Caroline Kepnes · 2020

A frustrated wife and new mother falls into a Hallmark-fueled escape fantasy that turns darkly surreal.

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Characterization labels: unlikable protagonist · flawed mother · passive protagonist · anxious protagonist · frustrated wife · struggling mother · working woman · writer protagonist · unemployed protagonist · overbearing mother · controlling family · women under pressure

Relationships labels: marriage strain · mother-daughter conflict · parent-child distrust · family control · romantic dissatisfaction · domestic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1232

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Cover of Sweet Harmony by Claire North

Sweet Harmony

Claire North · 2020

In a near future of subscription-based body upgrades, one woman’s quest for perfection spirals into debt and collapse.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: relatable protagonist · unsympathetic protagonist · vain protagonist · self-destructive · addicted · ambitious · broken character · morally compromised · unlikable characters · believable characters

Relationships labels: mother-daughter relationship · toxic relationship · abusive relationship · controlling boyfriend · domestic abuse · dependency · social pressure · romantic coercion

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1235

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Cover of Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg

Dying Inside

Robert Silverberg · 1980

A telepath in middle age watches his mind-reading power fade, forcing a reckoning with loneliness, guilt, and selfhood.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: unlikeable protagonist · lonely protagonist · self-loathing · misanthropic · bitter · depressive · intellectual · moral conflict · voyeuristic · sexually driven · aged protagonist · socially isolated · gifted outsider · failed adult · jerk protagonist · self-destructive · unfulfilled · egocentric

Relationships labels: strained family · failed romance · failed relationships · alienation · emotional isolation · sibling tension · friendship · power imbalance · intimacy problems · lack of connection

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1250

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Cover of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig · 2020 · The Midnight World

A woman in a library between life and death explores alternate versions of her life to confront regret and choose whether to live.

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Characterization labels: depressed protagonist · suicidal ideation · self-loathing · regretful · overthinker · talented protagonist · mentored protagonist

Relationships labels: family approval · friendship · romantic regret · mentor-protege · brother-sister · parent-child grief · community connection

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1265

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Cover of Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock

Behold the Man

Michael Moorcock · 1969 · Karl Glogauer

A troubled man time-travels to biblical Palestine and becomes entangled in the origins of Christianity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: troubled protagonist · neurotic protagonist · misfit · outcast · unlikable protagonist · messiah complex · self-loathing · intellectual protagonist · psychologically damaged · antihero

Relationships labels: failed romance · toxic relationships · love-hate relationship · family tension · parental abandonment · girlfriend conflict · mentor influence · community belonging · romantic dissatisfaction

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1267

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Cover of Gebied 19 by Esther Gerritsen

Gebied 19

Esther Gerritsen · 2023

After a mass disappearance, Tomas searches for his missing family while reality itself becomes uncertain.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: alienated protagonist · obsessive thinker · unreliable perception · skeptical protagonist · passive protagonist · underdeveloped characters · unsympathetic protagonist · retired inwards · family-centered motivation · idealistic rebel · conspiracy-minded

Relationships labels: marriage · family separation · parent-child relationship · spousal relationship · marital conflict · community pressure · betrayal · dependence

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1267

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