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Characterization labels used: unnamed protagonist, disaffected student, antihero, unlikable protagonist, self-deprecating narrator, aimless young adult, socially awkward, mischievous friend, obnoxious friend, eccentric supporting cast, frenemy, mischief-maker, self-pitying, morally messy

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Cover of Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su

Blob: A Love Story

Maggie Su · 2025

A lonely young woman adopts a sentient blob and tries to shape it into the ideal boyfriend, with unsettling results.

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Characterization labels: messy protagonist · unlikable heroine · lonely young woman · college dropout · hotel receptionist · self-saboteur · antihero · depressed narrator · mixed-race protagonist · twentysomething aimlessness · abrasive narrator · frenemy · supportive coworker · sentient creature · idealized boyfriend · foil character · immature protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1455

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The Teleportation Accident

Ned Beauman · 2012

A self-absorbed Berlin set designer chases sex, art, and a teleportation mystery across 1930s Europe and America.

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Characterization labels: self-absorbed protagonist · unlikable protagonist · antihero · hedonist · misogynist · obsessive · dissatisfied young man · eccentric cast · drunken characters · deplorable characters · comic grotesques · socially oblivious

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1476

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The Definitions

Matt Greene · 2025

After a memory-wiping illness, nameless adults relearn language and identity inside a suspicious seaside center.

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Characterization labels: unnamed protagonist · blank slate · adult students · memory-wiped residents · intelligent narrator · gender-ambiguous narrator · adolescent-like adults · conformists · resistant characters · brainwashed residents

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1497

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Cover of The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Vol. 1: At the Edge of Empire by Daniel Kraus

The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Vol. 1: At the Edge of Empire

Daniel Kraus · 2015 · The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch

An undead 17-year-old gangster narrates his long, grisly journey through American history, hunting for meaning and redemption.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: unlikable protagonist · antihero · immortal teenager · undead narrator · self-centered · cynical · witty · arrogant · morally compromised · adolescent mindset

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1505

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Be More Chill

Ned Vizzini · 2005

An awkward teen swallows a tiny supercomputer that promises coolness, popularity, and a shot at his crush.

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Characterization labels: male teen protagonist · socially awkward protagonist · outcast protagonist · low self-esteem · crush-driven motivation · morally flawed characters · bully peers · one-dimensional female characters (claimed) · teen boy interiority · best friend

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1854

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See These Bones

Chris Tullbane · 2019 · The Murder of Crows

A stigmatized teen with a dangerous power enters superhero academy, hoping training can stop him becoming a killer.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: antihero · orphan protagonist · angsty teen · snarky protagonist · flawed protagonist · socially awkward · self-loathing · protective streak · immature voice · underdog · loner · reliable growth · troubled teen · misunderstood outsider

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1569

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Chobits, Vol. 1

Clamp · 2002 · ちょびっツ [Chobits]

A broke student finds a discarded humanoid computer in the trash and becomes entangled in her mystery and their bond.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: awkward protagonist · poor student · technophobe · perverted male lead · childlike girl · infantilized character · cute character · mysterious outsider · naive companion · supporting cast ensemble

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1612

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Cover of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

Hank Green · 2018 · The Carls

A young woman’s viral video of a strange sculpture thrusts her into global fame and a worldwide first-contact mystery.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · unlikable protagonist · messy · self-centered · ambitious · attention-seeking · snarky · relatable · human · female narrator · young adult protagonist · supporting cast thin · scientist character · best friend

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1645

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The Trees

Ali Shaw · 2016

After trees erupt across the world overnight, a reluctant man joins a small group crossing a transformed England to survive and find loved ones.

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Characterization labels: antihero · weak male lead · cowardly protagonist · self-loathing · self-pitying · nature-loving woman · survivalist teenager · teenage son · Japanese schoolgirl · flawed characters · character growth · unlikely companions · ordinary people · trauma-burdened characters · whiny protagonist · reluctant hero

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1651

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Cover of Shade's First Rule by A.F. Kay

Shade's First Rule

A.F. Kay · 2019 · Divine Apostasy

A teen’s forced class change on Ascension Day pulls him into respawns, secret powers, gods, and a dangerous divine war.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young protagonist · teen protagonist · smart protagonist · incompetent protagonist · whiny protagonist · biased protagonist · underdog · chosen one · hidden potential · immature protagonist · reluctant learner · non-OP protagonist (contested) · overpowered protagonist (contested) · likable supporting cast · teasing companion · earnest companion

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1655

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