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These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Angry Candy.
Plot structure labels used: story collection, linked theme, experimental structures, nonlinear fragments, novella-length centerpiece, introductory essay, mixed-length pieces, short-short, revised story
Focused on “anthology sequencing” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.
A varied collection of dark, whimsical short fiction and poems, including retellings, ghost stories, and tie-in pieces.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: mixed collection · story within a story · framing story · open endings · twist endings · fragmented structure · vignette form · microfiction · anthology sequencing · interstitial poems
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1236
A self-selected collection of Le Guin’s earthbound short fiction, mixing realist, folkloric, and quietly strange stories.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: two-part collection · self-selected stories · vignettes · fragmentary structure · experimental form · multiple perspectives · reframing · story cycles · short-short pieces
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0951
A themed best-of anthology of Harlan Ellison’s short fiction, mixing iconic SF, horror, and surreal, unsettling tales.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: short story collection · mixed selection · themed sections · experimental structure
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0959
Twelve strange, folkloric stories use monsters, ghosts, and rebirth to explore grief, love, memory, and loss.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: story collection · interstitial fragments · experimental intros · standalone stories · loose interconnection · fragmentary · open-ended
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1048
An Indigenous queer anthology of nine speculative stories imagining post-apocalyptic futures shaped by love, land, and survival.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: short story collection · varied standalone stories · anthology arc · linked thematic unity · open endings · mixed-length pieces · snapshot storytelling
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1138
A short-story collection where hunger becomes body horror, satire, and speculative dread across wildly different lives.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: story collection · linked theme · standalone stories · unconventional format · reviews-as-story · speculative vignettes · abrupt endings · fragmented structure · mixed genre shifts
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1188
A wide-ranging collection of speculative short stories centered on Black futures, social justice, and inventive worlds.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: standalone stories · varied lengths · experimental structure · epistolary fragments · nonlinear narration · framing introduction · compressed worldbuilding
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1193
A mixed short-fiction collection where Neil Gaiman remixes myth, horror, fantasy, and poetry into dark, sly, often explicit tales.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: loose collection · mixed-length pieces · embedded story · interstitial author notes · experimental pieces · open-ended endings · vignette-like
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1218
A linked collection of dark short fiction where modern gods, human cruelty, and myth collide in bleak, shocking tales.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: linked story cycle · thematic anthology · framing introduction · caveat lector · standalone stories · vignette structure · episodic
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1253
An Indigenous queer speculative anthology blending love stories, futurity, ceremony, and identity across sci-fi, fantasy, and myth.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: anthology structure · multiple standalone stories · mixed story lengths · intro essays · foreword · poem included · variably sci-fi · speculative range · interstitial essays
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1258
A Zimbabwe-centered short story collection where Black women, folklore, and speculative forms confront power, memory, and survival.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: story collection · standalone stories · interconnected details · episodic structure · fragmentary scenes · fable-like structure · flash fiction feel · nonlinear elements · multiple time periods
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1259
Nine surreal tales range from haunted memory and occult weirdness to a sprawling satire of the American comics industry.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: mixed-length collection · novella centerpiece · reprints and new stories · nonlinear storytelling · twist-driven · puzzle-box narrative · frame-like collection · episodic variation · meta-fiction · anthology variation · multiple perspectives
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1265
