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These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Hocus Pocus.

Plot structure labels used: nonlinear narrative, fragmented chronology, episodic structure, frame narrative, memory fragments, piecewise reveal, circular structure, mystery-like reveal, retrospective narration, scattershot plotting

Focused on “flashbacks” 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.

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Cover of John Dies at the End by David  Wong

John Dies at the End

David Wong, Jason Pargin · 2009 · John Dies at the End

Two slacker friends gain bizarre vision from a strange drug and stumble into an interdimensional supernatural crisis.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0735

Cover of Dooku: Jedi Lost by Cavan Scott

Dooku: Jedi Lost

Cavan Scott · 2019 · Star Wars Disney Canon Novel

A Sith apprentice uncovers the hidden past of Count Dooku through recordings, revealing how a Jedi became disillusioned.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0892

Cover of Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon

Against the Day

Thomas Pynchon · 2006

A sprawling, globe-trotting revenge epic follows anarchists, inventors, and adventurers through a world on the brink of war.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0935

Cover of The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves

The Book of Elsewhere

Keanu Reeves, China Miéville · 2024 · BRZRKR

An undying warrior joins a secret military mission to find mortality, only to uncover a deeper mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0996

Cover of Destroyer of Light by Jennifer Marie Brissett

Destroyer of Light

Jennifer Marie Brissett · 2021

On a tidally locked alien world, refugees, modified humans, and conquerors collide in a nonlinear Persephone retelling.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0997

Cover of The Place of Dead Roads by William S. Burroughs

The Place of Dead Roads

William S. Burroughs · 2001 · The Red Night Trilogy

A nonlinear cowboy sci-fi odyssey follows a gay gunslinger outlaw through violence, rebellion, and cosmic escape routes.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0752

Cover of Ultrasound by Conor Stechschulte

Ultrasound

Conor Stechschulte · 2022 · Generous Bosom

A stranded traveler accepts help from a strange couple, then tumbles into a mind-bending web of memory, control, and conspiracy.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0806

Cover of Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley

Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr

John Crowley · 2017

An immortal crow tells a human his long, strange story across ages, worlds, and the many meanings of death.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0833

Cover of The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman

The Museum of Human History

Rebekah Bergman · 2023

A comatose girl who never ages draws scientists, family, and seekers into an interwoven mystery about time, memory, and youth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0839