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Characterization labels used: passive protagonist, frustrating heroine, emotionally damaged heroine, naive protagonist, self-doubting protagonist, reluctant hero, awkward hero, clumsy hero, young woman, apprentice, king, villainous seducer, manipulative antagonist, unreliable-seeming motives, flawed characters, hidden depths

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Cover of Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind by Molly McGhee

Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

Molly McGhee · 2023

A debt-ridden man takes a dream-auditing job that promises relief, but work, morality, and reality start to blur.

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Characterization labels: naive protagonist · debt-ridden protagonist · people pleaser · anxious protagonist · passive protagonist · unreliable protagonist · likable loser · ordinary man · frustrating protagonist · flawed hero · bumbling idiot · earnest protagonist · self-deluding

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Distance: 0.1180

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Glass Sword

Victoria Aveyard · 2016 · Red Queen

A fugitive lightning-bearer hunts allies to fight a tyrant king while betrayal, power, and guilt reshape her.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: reluctant hero · angry protagonist · self-centered protagonist · self-pitying protagonist · powerful heroine · brooding prince · villainous king · cunning antagonist · loyal friend · badass female character · damaged hero · complex villain

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Distance: 0.1229

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The Skin Map

Stephen R. Lawhead · 2010 · Bright Empires

A London man is pulled into a ley-line quest across time and worlds after meeting his supposedly dead great-grandfather.

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Characterization labels: reluctant hero · ordinary protagonist · flawed hero · passive protagonist · competent heroine · adaptable heroine · villainous antagonist · mentor figure · explorer · adventurer · old sage · bumbling heroes · strong female characters · secretive mentor · greedy villain · quirky characters

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Distance: 0.1276

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Cover of The Epiphany Machine by David Burr Gerrard

The Epiphany Machine

David Burr Gerrard · 2017

A young New Yorker becomes tied to a tattoo machine that exposes hidden truths, then faces its fallout over decades.

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Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · unlikable protagonist · passive protagonist · miserable protagonist · self-loathing · self-absorbed · moral ambiguity · cult leader · enigmatic mentor · protégé · writer protagonist · artists · young adult protagonist · coming-of-age · controversial adults

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1315

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Life in the North

Tao Wong · 2017 · The System Apocalypse

Camping in the Yukon, a broken man wakes to Earth remade as a deadly RPG and must survive, adapt, and get home.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · angsty hero · rage issues · loner · PTSD · survivor · brooder · self-destructive · reluctant leader · bisexual protagonist · POC protagonist · socially awkward · damaged goods · competent under pressure · emotionally repressed

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Distance: 0.1315

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Cover of The Runes of the Earth by Stephen R. Donaldson

The Runes of the Earth

Stephen R. Donaldson · 2004 · The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant

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: 0.1318

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The Ask and the Answer

Patrick Ness · 2014 · Chaos Walking

Separated by war and power, Todd and Viola must survive a brutal new order while trying to find each other again.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: reluctant hero · strong heroine · antihero · villain · manipulator · tyrant · brainwashed pawn · moral ambiguity · character growth · coming of age · naive youth · stubborn protagonist · loyal protagonist · fearless heroine · cunning villain · abusive leader

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Distance: 0.1321

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Cover of Vortex by S.J. Kincaid

Vortex

S.J. Kincaid · 2013 · Insignia

A rebellious cadet in a corporate-run future must choose between career advancement, friends, and his ideals.

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Characterization labels: stubborn protagonist · arrogant protagonist · rebellious protagonist · idealistic protagonist · reckless protagonist · self-destructive protagonist · smart protagonist · hyperintelligent protagonist · immature teen · loyal friend · fierce heroine · strong female character · sarcastic supporting cast · morally resistant protagonist · anti-authority

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Distance: 0.1356

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A Face Like Glass

Frances Hardinge · 2012

A masked foundling in an underground city of learned expressions and magical food becomes a dangerous pawn in court intrigue.

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Characterization labels: naive heroine · innocent protagonist · curious protagonist · impulsive protagonist · kind-hearted heroine · outsider heroine · foundling · apprentice · cheesemaker · craftsman · ruler · tyrant · craftsmaster · sheltered protagonist · transparent emotions

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Distance: 0.1359

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Cover of The Longest Autumn by Amy Avery

The Longest Autumn

Amy Avery · 2024

A herald trapped with the god of Autumn must solve a mirror mystery before famine, mortality, and forbidden attraction consume all.

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Characterization labels: passive protagonist · frustrated heroine · ambitious heroine · morally gray characters · scheme-y ally · ruthless character · messy characters · chronically ill protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1360

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Cover of Fox Forever by Mary E. Pearson

Fox Forever

Mary E. Pearson · 2013 · Jenna Fox Chronicles

A young man with a bioengineered body goes undercover for the resistance and falls for the official’s daughter.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: complicated protagonist · naive protagonist · morally conflicted · yearning for belonging · closed-off heroine · flawed love interest · character growth · redeemed character · loyal bots

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Distance: 0.1404

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Cover of Uglies, The Collector's Set by Scott Westerfeld

Uglies, The Collector's Set

Scott Westerfeld · 2009 · Uglies

In a future where turning pretty is mandatory at 16, one girl’s choices expose the cost of beauty control.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: flawed heroine · unsympathetic protagonist · morally ambiguous character · selfish protagonist · resourceful character · rebel heroine · character growth · personality change · confused protagonist · antagonist not purely evil

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1437

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