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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Wanted.
Characterization labels used: loser protagonist, antihero, villain protagonist, nihilistic, misanthropic, racist, misogynistic, violent, coward to killer arc, unredeemable
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A Seoul salesman races to reach his parents as mysterious black orbs spread, swallowing people and unraveling society.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: unlikable protagonist · antihero · selfish protagonist · homophobic protagonist · toxic masculinity · male loneliness · moral degeneration · cowardly protagonist · everyman protagonist · despicable antihero · descent into madness · morally complex
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1054
Ten years later, Linden Avery is pulled back into the Land, where a child’s peril and old evils force a new quest.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · self-doubting · self-loathing · antihero · heroic heroine · reluctant protagonist · complex characters · unlikeable protagonist · psychologically conflicted · leader
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1109
An outcast leper is pulled into a magical world where he's hailed as a savior, but he refuses to believe it.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · unlikable protagonist · self-loathing · cynical · bitter · whiny · cowardly · impotent · outcast · leper · survivor · reluctant hero · flawed hero · morally compromised · self-pitying · tormented · male protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1153
A troubled man time-travels to biblical Palestine and becomes entangled in the origins of Christianity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: troubled protagonist · neurotic protagonist · misfit · outcast · unlikable protagonist · messiah complex · self-loathing · intellectual protagonist · psychologically damaged · antihero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1161
After a disastrous jump scatters his crew, a stranded scientist must confront his past and reclaim himself.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · antihero · scientist protagonist · broken character · self-destructive · guilt-ridden · redeeming arc · character growth · emotionally damaged · morally compromised
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1166
A London cabdriver’s angry private book is later mistaken for scripture, reshaping a flooded future society.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · unlikeable protagonist · misogynist · racist · bigot · cabdriver · mentally ill · depressed · unhinged · sympathetic villain · vulnerable man · disgusted but pitied figure · follower of doctrine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1228
A brutal heir fights through shifting timelines, ancient secrets, and dead armies to seize an emperor’s throne.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · villain protagonist · morally broken · traumatized · violent · ruthless · cunning · ambitious · complex protagonist · damaged character · unpredictable · redemptive arc
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1232
In an immortal future Europe, a regime enforcer is drawn into a clash between state order, parenthood, and humanity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · antihero · brainwashed soldier · state enforcer · resourceful · brutal · selfish · chauvinist · unsympathetic · character arc · love interest
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1235
A violent prospector on a colony world flees a killing, then stumbles into an alien secret that turns him into prey.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · unlikable protagonist · misanthrope · violent protagonist · macho protagonist · flawed hero · sociopathic streak · criminal protagonist · prospector · murderer · self-destructive · redemption arc · character study · alien perspective mirror
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1240
A man exiled to a brutal alien prison for forbidden love must navigate a fractured, mythic story of obsession and escape.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: anti-hero · unlikable protagonist · obsessive protagonist · morally compromised protagonist · psychologically disturbed · delusion-prone · selfish · manipulative · betrayer · strong female characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1285
A wealthy collector buys alien pets for amusement, only to provoke a terrifying rise of worship, war, and revenge.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: unlikeable protagonist · villain protagonist · wealthy businessman · jaded protagonist · narcissistic · sadistic · egomaniac · cruel · detestable · god complex · flawed character · psychopathic
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1288
A gamer is trapped in a lethal virtual MMO, forced to survive, level up, and find his girlfriend.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · antihero · jerk protagonist · average gamer · morally gray · immature protagonist · unlikable protagonist · character growth · lone wolf · pro gamer (claimed)
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1299
