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These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for This Perfect Day.
Plot structure labels used: coming of age, rebellion arc, escape narrative, quest for truth, twist ending, sectioned structure, slow build, late reveal
Focused on “Quest narrative” 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.
On a deadly planet where people live only days, one young man races to change humanity’s fate.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: quest narrative · allegory · thought experiment · coming-of-age arc · escalation · revelation · rushed ending
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1052
An abused boy flees to a traveling carnival and uncovers a strange lifeform, hidden powers, and the meaning of being human.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: opening hook · gradual revelation · mystery box · late exposition dump · twist ending · quest narrative · revenge arc · coming-of-age arc · withheld backstory · unpredictable
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1167
After a utopian city fractures, Apollo and his daughter sail into the unknown on a grief-driven quest.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: time jump · multi-city conflict · voyage narrative · quest narrative · revenge arc · coming-of-age arc · midbook shift · late revelation · open ending · cliffhanger
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1225
A teen skater’s discarded skates become a memory-stealing ghost, sending her on a quest through a strange future world.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: quest narrative · journey story · coming-of-age arc · allegorical structure · episodic travel · abrupt ending · rushed progression · disjointed transitions
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1269
An 11-year-old girl learns her grandpa works with the Devil and gets pulled into a strange family-saving supernatural quest.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: dual storyline · interwoven plotlines · quest narrative · coming-of-age arc · slow build · late reveal · travel sequence · multiple viewpoints
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1285
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
Plot structure labels: trial frame · quest narrative · slow reveal · dual storyline · coming-of-age arc · bittersweet ending · suspense build · slice-of-life interludes · mystery revelation
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1319
A teenage Poe Dameron runs off with smugglers and discovers the criminal path that will shape his future.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: coming-of-age arc · episodic missions · mission chain · time jumps · intercut backstory · slow build · abrupt ending · open-ended ending
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1021
A mixed-race outcast in post-apocalyptic Africa awakens magic and sets out to stop genocide and confront her origins.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: Coming-of-age · Quest narrative · Apprenticeship arc · Prophecy-driven · Travel quest · Two-part structure · Slow build · Uneven pacing · Exposition-heavy · Climactic reveal
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1321
In a post-collapse wilderness, a father prepares his daughter to survive alone, until a bear guides her home.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: journey narrative · survival arc · first half / second half shift · quest narrative · episodic lessons · withheld backstory · circular ending · quiet plot · slow burn · coming-of-age arc
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1355
In post-nuclear America, a curious boy and his cousin leave a repressive village to seek a rumored haven of forbidden knowledge.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: coming-of-age arc · quest journey · road narrative · three-part structure · gradual revelation · slow build
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1056
On a rail-covered world, a young apprentice joins a mole-hunting train and uncovers a secret beyond the tracks.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: coming of age · quest narrative · revelation-driven · mystery reveal · frame-breaking narration · slow build · action-oriented finish · twinned quest
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1383
A teenage girl on an isolated Mars colony sets out on a revenge quest after her family is shattered by a robbery.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: quest narrative · inciting robbery · slow reveal · mystery withholding · coming-of-age arc · journey structure · episodic travel · unanswered questions
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1404
