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Cover of Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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Similar in plot structure

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 “nonlinear chronology” 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 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 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 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 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

Cover of The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien

The Book of Records

Madeleine Thien · 2025

A girl and her father shelter in a time-bending refuge, where neighbors from other eras help her face family truth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0840

Cover of My Volcano by John Elizabeth Stintzi

My Volcano

John Elizabeth Stintzi · 2022

A suddenly growing Central Park volcano links a global cast through disaster, transformation, and shifting realities.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0852

Cover of The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead by William S. Burroughs

The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead

William S. Burroughs · 1994

In a future police state, a band of feral boys wages a surreal, erotic rebellion against control.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0857

Cover of Empire of the Senseless by Kathy Acker

Empire of the Senseless

Kathy Acker · 1988

In a near-future Paris, two outlaw lovers—a pirate and a cyborg—drift through revolution, violence, and fractured desire.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0883