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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes.
Characterization labels used: troubled protagonist, grieving protagonist, guilt-ridden, passive protagonist, stubborn heroine, manga-aspiring heroine, bullied student, abusive father, abandoned child, transfer student
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
An experimental treatment sends a damaged man back through his own past, where each fix reshapes his future.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: depressed protagonist · overweight protagonist · underachiever · sympathetic lead · broke protagonist · vulnerable protagonist · bullied child · social worker · romantic lead · secondary female characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1213
A reluctant teen is pulled into a mecha war against mysterious invaders while his emotional life unravels.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: depressed protagonist · withdrawn protagonist · reluctant hero · teenage protagonist · emotionally scarred · absent father · mysterious girl · caring mentor · complex characters · troubled adolescence · psychological depth · character development
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1294
On a centuries-long spaceship mission, a teen rebel falls for the wrong partner and risks everything for love.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: rebellious heroine · stubborn protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · immature protagonist · self-destructive protagonist · depressed protagonist · reserved love interest · arrogant rival · controlling authority · strong-willed heroine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1361
A bullied teen in a dungeon-infested Earth gains a rare level-up power and fights to become strong enough to survive.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: bullied protagonist · angsty protagonist · whiny protagonist · unlikable protagonist · self-doubting · self-loathing · teen protagonist · outcast · zero-status underdog · late-bloomer · underprepared fighter · indecisive · naive · growth arc · reluctant hero · overpowered potential · emotionally immature
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1402
A hyped mobile game turns Earth into a lethal RPG, and one student must survive long enough to save his sister.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: student protagonist · young adult protagonist · older sibling caretaker · loner hero · emotionally flat protagonist · resourceful protagonist · lucky protagonist · passive protagonist · flat side characters · thin characterization
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1407
After being framed at school, a bullied girl is hurled into a bleak future where her choices have changed everything.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young female protagonist · new girl · little brother · bullied child · likeable protagonist · vulnerable protagonist · framed victim · tyrant · queen bee · heroic child · bitter future self · corrupted future self
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1410
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
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1430
A speculative short-story collection bound by death, grief, rage, and Ellison’s experimental, high-voltage prose.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: angry protagonist · grieving protagonist · outsider · underdog · homeless woman · elderly guardian · moralistic authorial presence · traumatized character
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1432
Two troubled young adults find a doorway to a twilight world, where escape, fear, and love become a single test.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: disaffected young man · young woman · stuck protagonist · outsider protagonist · gatekeeper · traumatized character · abusive family survivor · emotionally dependent mother · abusive stepfather · baffled hero · shy protagonist · strong female character
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1448
A newly dead teen navigates a memory-powered afterlife, a forbidden rebellion, and two complicated boys.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · dead protagonist · annoying protagonist · relatable heroine · strong heroine · self-centered heroine · damaged heroine · morally gray characters · bad boy · perfect boy · charming rival · mysterious ex · good heart · guilt-ridden · immature
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1465
In a flooded future, a diver revives her dead sister for 24 hours to uncover a family secret, but escape turns into a chase.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: strong-willed heroine · angry protagonist · stubborn protagonist · self-reliant heroine · grief-stricken characters · morally gray character · complicated protagonists · complicated sibling
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1466
A herald trapped with the god of Autumn must solve a mirror mystery before famine, mortality, and forbidden attraction consume all.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: passive protagonist · frustrated heroine · ambitious heroine · morally gray characters · scheme-y ally · ruthless character · messy characters · chronically ill protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1467
