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These books are ranked using the tone labels extracted for Backwards.
Tone labels used: funny, dark, silly, absurd, witty, cynical, violent, genuinely thought-provoking, nostalgic
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone embeddings are close.
A new crewman on a starship notices the expendable officers always die on away missions and investigates why.
Why this is here
Tone labels: funny · hilarious · lighthearted · witty · clever · sentimental · heartfelt · meta · satirical · nostalgic · thought-provoking · darkly comic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1287
Two mismatched survivors drift through deep space, absurdity, and alternate realities on a darkly funny homeward quest.
Why this is here
Tone labels: hilarious · silly · surreal · irreverent · darkly comic · bittersweet · absurd · nostalgic · emotional
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1287
A teen at a teleportation-powered boarding school hunts a killer and falls into a risky first love.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · dark · deliriously entertaining · humorous · serious · silly · snarky · bleak · violent · thought-provoking · escapist · rompy · edgy
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1389
A novice and a tortoise-god collide in a satirical fantasy about faith, power, and what belief really does.
Why this is here
Tone labels: funny · witty · irreverent · satirical · philosophical · thought-provoking · dark · bittersweet · humorous · serious
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1475
Kidnapped on a risky job, a rogue captain faces a deadly wartime accusation while his crew hunts for him.
Why this is here
Tone labels: witty · nostalgic · gritty · funny · darkly comic · adventurous · melancholy
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1478
Three Warsaw school friends uncover strange events, inventions, and a hidden mystery as their lives get more surreal.
Why this is here
Tone labels: funny · humorous · absurd · lighthearted · chaotic · juvenile · nostalgic · engaging · over the top · silly
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1479
An institutionalized gamer escapes to a convention, only to find a real occult ritual hiding inside the game.
Why this is here
Tone labels: witty · darkly humorous · snarky · satirical · irreverent · tense · horrific · playful · nostalgic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1493
A framed set of robot stories tracks humanity’s changing relationship with AI under Asimov’s Three Laws.
Why this is here
Tone labels: thought-provoking · intelligent · humorous · serious · slightly terrifying · engaging · optimistic · philosophical · didactic · nostalgic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1513
A galactic diarist bumbles through bizarre voyages that turn space adventure into satire, philosophy, and time-loop chaos.
Why this is here
Tone labels: witty · absurd · satirical · playful · philosophical · hilarious · serious (mixed) · darkly comic · quirky · ironic · thought-provoking
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1515
A terminally ill teen wakes five years later in a new body and must face the life, love, and friends that moved on without him.
Why this is here
Tone labels: funny · heartbreaking · nostalgic · emotional · quirky · thought-provoking · touching · sad · bittersweet · wry · darkly humorous
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1542
Death debates a dying philosopher who thinks quantum theory can outwit mortality.
Why this is here
Tone labels: witty · darkly funny · playful · thought-provoking · cynical · clever · dry humor
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1553
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A wrongly cast-out rookie joins a trash-monster cleanup crew in a strange underworld while learning to survive and fight back.
Why this is here
Tone labels: funny · hilarious · gritty · chaotic · high-energy · serious · creepy · wild · lighthearted · bizarre
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1598
