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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for Plastic.

Themes labels used: climate change, political violence, spirituality, trauma, grief, loss, alienation, technology, consumerism, surveillance, extremism, radical politics, love, death, belonging, meaning of life, coping mechanisms, modern life, social commentary, post-apocalypse

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Cover of The Living Dead by George A. Romero

The Living Dead

George A. Romero, Daniel Kraus · 2020

A massive zombie apocalypse epic follows diverse survivors across the U.S. as the dead rise and society unravels.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0942

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 themes

Distance: 0.0969

Cover of Bewilderment by Richard Powers

Bewilderment

Richard Powers · 2021

A grieving astrobiologist raises his volatile son through a near-future climate crisis using an experimental brain therapy.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1071

Cover of Lark Ascending by Silas House

Lark Ascending

Silas House · 2022

A near-future refugee trek from a burning America to Ireland becomes a fight for survival, trust, and hope.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1079

Cover of Assorted Crisis Events Volume 1 by Deniz Camp

Assorted Crisis Events Volume 1

Deniz Camp · 2025 · Assorted Crisis Events

An anthology of ordinary people navigating a world where time fractures, realities collide, and crisis becomes daily life.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1085

Cover of State of Paradise by Laura van den Berg

State of Paradise

Laura van den Berg · 2024

A ghostwriter returns to her Florida childhood home after the pandemic and is pulled into family, tech, and reality-bending mysteries.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1095

Cover of Los tiempos del odio by Rosa Montero

Los tiempos del odio

Rosa Montero · 2018 · Bruna Husky

A replicant detective races to find a missing loved one while a dystopian society edges toward collapse.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1104

Cover of The Children of Men by P.D. James

The Children of Men

P.D. James · 2006

In a childless near-future England, a weary historian is drawn into resistance when a pregnancy changes everything.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1111

Cover of The Unmapping by Denise S. Robbins

The Unmapping

Denise S. Robbins · 2025

When New York's buildings begin shifting nightly, emergency workers, missing loved ones, and a city in crisis must adapt fast.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1111

Cover of Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick

Ashes

Ilsa J. Bick · 2011 · Ashes Trilogy

After an EMP ends civilization, a terminally ill teen must survive the wilderness, the Changed, and unstable human survivors.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1140

Cover of Private Rites by Julia Armfield

Private Rites

Julia Armfield · 2024

Three queer sisters reunite after their cruel father dies in a rain-swamped future, unearthing family secrets and deeper dread.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1154