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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Twice in a Lifetime.
Setting labels used: small-town Missouri, Chicago, St. Louis, rural setting, cottage, contemporary setting, present day, near future
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A teen chases his missing parents through time portals that warp history, faith, and his family’s future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small-town Minnesota · rural America · future world · alternate reality · historical periods · religious community · postdigital future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1787
Three mysterious visitors crash near a farmer’s home, and everyone’s response turns a strange encounter into a celebration of kindness.
Why this is here
Setting labels: farmhouse · rural setting · small town · nighttime · earth · space · countryside
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1893
Ex-superheroes trapped on a rural farm village must hide, adapt, and uncover why they can’t go home.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small-town rural · farming village · timeless reality · alternate dimension · purgatory-like space · midwestern atmosphere · post-crisis world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2016
A remote Wisconsin town is cut off when a crashed helicopter unleashes a programmed killing squad and a night of survival begins.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small-town Wisconsin · isolated town · woods · one-road town · night setting · remote rural setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2105
A North Dakota farmer uncovers an impossible artifact, triggering a portal mystery and a global struggle over its consequences.
Why this is here
Setting labels: North Dakota · Midwest · prairie · rural setting · small town · Sioux reservation · present-day Earth · real-world setting · Lake Agassiz · ancient inland sea · postglacial landscape
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2230
A retiring dog catcher and his new trainee face a vicious creature attack on a rural Colorado farm.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · rural Colorado · farm · woods · family farm · remote location · modern day · isolated setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2238
A teen training in her family’s memory-erasing business uncovers missing time, town secrets, and a buried past.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · Texas · desert town · rural setting · isolated community · mine town · contemporary setting · atmospheric setting · southern setting · possible dystopian undertones
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2245
When the dead start returning unchanged, one grieving family is pulled into a global crisis of faith, fear, and identity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · Southern town · rural America · global setting · contemporary setting · holding camp · detention center
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2267
A woman drawn back to her Montana childhood ranch joins other strangers facing a mysterious, world-ending threat.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Montana · Santa Fe · ranch · remote homestead · ghost town · abandoned church · small town · rural setting · contemporary setting · near-future technology · American West · nature
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2283
A grieving teen reopens her father’s alien hunt and finds the truth is far stranger—and darker—than anyone believed.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small-town Iowa · rural Iowa · high school setting · woods · contemporary setting · school environment · present day
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2285
A failed small-town businessman is pulled into first contact when an invisible barrier seals off his town.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · rural America · Midwestern town · 1960s · Cold War era · parallel world · alternate Earths · time-different worlds · grounded Earth setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2290
A teen on the run finds safety in an online cat-photo community, until an AI ally and hidden pasts collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · small town · Midwest · Wisconsin · school setting · online space · social media platform · digital world · contemporary-adjacent · tech-saturated
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2293
