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Themes labels used: compassion, survival, hope, loneliness, dehumanization, class divide, prejudice, captivity, bodily vulnerability, moral conflict, kindness under hardship, loyalty

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Cover of The Survival Game by Nicky Singer

The Survival Game

Nicky Singer · 2018

In a climate-ravaged future, a teenage refugee must travel north with a silent boy while borders, law, and conscience close in.

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Themes labels: survival · humanity · empathy · hope · love · morality · border regimes · refugees · migration · climate change · overpopulation · scarcity · home · identity · trauma · memory · kindness · dehumanization · law vs conscience · social control · belonging · responsibility · loss · family · justice · nationalism · euthanasia · resource rationing · resilience

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Distance: 0.1167

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Dogsbody

Diana Wynne Jones · 2001

A hot-tempered star is punished by becoming a dog on Earth, where he must uncover a lost object and his own truth.

Why this is here

Themes labels: redemption · innocence · powerlessness · love · loss · hope · betrayal · identity · belonging · kindness · injustice · growth · compassion toward animals · prejudice · class tension · race tension · parental absence · human cruelty · self-knowledge · duty

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Distance: 0.0959

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Cover of The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz

The Bad Weather Friend

Dean Koontz · 2024

A relentlessly nice young man is handed a supernatural protector and dragged into a bizarre, comic fight against those who want him ruined.

Why this is here

Themes labels: niceness · kindness · goodness · cruelty · morality · identity · choice · resilience · trauma survival · power abuse · class resentment · social mockery · revenge · hope

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0986

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Cover of Lord of Population by Elizabeth Stephens

Lord of Population

Elizabeth Stephens · 2022 · Population

In a ruined Earth ruled by aliens, a fierce human fights to survive while forced into uneasy alliance with a dangerous immortal enemy.

Why this is here

Themes labels: survival · trust · hope · trauma · consent · power imbalance · oppression · class divide · resilience · loyalty · forgiveness · revenge · found hope · human cruelty · cross-cultural contact

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Distance: 0.1019

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The Shade of the Moon

Susan Beth Pfeffer · 2013 · Last Survivors

A post-apocalyptic teen must choose between enclave privilege and loyalty to his family in a harsh new class system.

Why this is here

Themes labels: classism · survival · family loyalty · guilt · human cruelty · prejudice · morality · coming of age · dehumanization · privilege · social hierarchy · forgiveness · hope · loss · desperation

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Distance: 0.1022

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Cover of Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, Vol. 1 by Hajime Isayama

Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, Vol. 1

Hajime Isayama, Satoshi Shiki · 2014 · 進撃の巨人 Before the Fall [Shingeki no Kyojin: Before the Fall]

A Titans prequel follows an outcast boy and a sheltered girl navigating cruelty, secrets, and survival behind the walls.

Why this is here

Themes labels: human cruelty · empathy · dehumanization · belonging · survival · hope · trauma · grief · family · love · vengeance vs care · prejudice · fear of the other · political decay · social inequality

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Distance: 0.1053

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Cover of The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

The Goblin Emperor

Katherine Addison · 2014 · The Chronicles of Osreth

An exiled half-goblin heir is thrust onto an imperial throne and must survive court intrigue, grief, and succession politics.

Why this is here

Themes labels: kindness · compassion · justice · belonging · loneliness · grief · prejudice · racism · power and responsibility · leadership · maturity · identity · survival · trust · courtesy · marginalization · social class · gender roles · redemption · civility · ethical rule

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Distance: 0.1105

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Cover of 小蘑菇 by 一十四洲

小蘑菇

一十四洲 · 2019

A nonhuman mushroom enters a human base to recover his lost spore in a brutal post-apocalyptic world.

Why this is here

Themes labels: humanity · survival · greater good · ethics · identity · love · loneliness · connection · sacrifice · resilience · class inequality · police brutality · reproductive rights · moral compromise · free will · species boundaries · kindness

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Distance: 0.1157

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Cover of Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken

Through the Dark

Alexandra Bracken · 2015 · The Darkest Minds

Three companion novellas expand a dystopian YA world through new POVs, heartbreak, and post-series closure.

Why this is here

Themes labels: survival · hope · closure · trauma · abuse · kindness · loyalty · family · identity · freedom · choice · resilience · loss · healing · power and control · dehumanization · post-traumatic stress · moral change

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Distance: 0.1186

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Cover of Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden

Tomorrow, When the War Began

John Marsden · 2006 · Tomorrow

After a camping trip, a group of Australian teens returns to find their town occupied and must decide how to survive.

Why this is here

Themes labels: survival · adversity · courage · resistance · loyalty · friendship · moral choice · coming of age · loss of innocence · war ethics · personal responsibility · fear · independence · identity · belonging · community · resourcefulness · grief · human nature

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Distance: 0.1190

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Cover of Claimed by the Horde King by Zoey Draven

Claimed by the Horde King

Zoey Draven · 2024 · Horde Kings of Dakkar

A starving human hunter breaks alien law and is claimed by the horde king who was meant to punish her.

Why this is here

Themes labels: survival · hunger · belonging · loneliness · mercy · duty versus desire · trust · forgiveness · self-worth · social exclusion · leadership · compassion · home · freedom · law and justice

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Distance: 0.1197

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