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Characterization labels used: middle-aged bureaucrat, single mother, everywoman protagonist, kidnap victim, female assassin, hired killer, relentless investigator, nonbinary teen, aging parent caretaker, teen parent

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Cover of Look Both Ways by Linwood Barclay

Look Both Ways

Linwood Barclay · 2022

On an isolated island, a self-driving car launch goes terrifyingly wrong when the networked fleet turns on its riders.

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Characterization labels: widowed mother · single mother · PR executive · PR professional · teen protagonists · resourceful child · clever child · reclusive neighbor · police chief · rival CEO · villainous executive · narcissistic CEO · crafty old man hero · disgruntled hacker · morally ruthless antagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2095

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Cover of Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser

Scary Monsters

Michelle de Kretser · 2022

A reversible two-part novel follows two Asian migrants in past France and near-future Australia as racism and conformity tighten.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: immigrant protagonists · female protagonist · male protagonist · young woman · middle-aged man · bureaucrat · teacher · bureaucrat protagonist · ambitious wife · elderly mother · creepy neighbor · underconfident

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1998

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Cover of Infinity by Rachel Ward

Infinity

Rachel Ward · 2011 · Num8ers

A hunted teen who sees death dates must protect his family when a child’s altered power draws ruthless people in.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young parent · pregnant heroine · gifted child · villainous antagonist · government target · protective father · fugitive · matured characters · flawed characters · character growth · strong mother

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2075

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Child Zero

Chris Holm · 2022

In a near-future New York ravaged by antibiotic resistance, a detective hunts a mystery tied to a boy everyone wants.

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Characterization labels: detective protagonist · widower · single father · sick child · ex-girlfriend doctor · partnered cops · tween protagonist · immune child · likable characters · cunning characters · mercenaries · extremist villains · corrupt officials · wealthy power brokers

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2104

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Cover of The Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing

The Memoirs of a Survivor

Doris Lessing · 1995

In a collapsing city, an unnamed woman shelters a girl and survives by watching both the streets and a strange world beyond her walls.

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Characterization labels: middle aged woman · unnamed protagonist · teenage girl · feral children · street gangs · surrogate mother · observer narrator · psychologically ambiguous · resourceful child · morally compromised adult

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2118

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Cover of Familiar by J. Robert Lennon

Familiar

J. Robert Lennon · 2012

A grieving mother slips into a near-identical life where her dead son is alive and everything feels unsettlingly familiar.

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Characterization labels: middle-aged woman · mother protagonist · flawed protagonist · tenacious heroine · unlikeable characters · psychologically complex · rational protagonist · detached parents · estranged sons · harried mother

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2132

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Cover of The Best of Richard Matheson by Richard Matheson

The Best of Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson · 2017

A career-spanning Richard Matheson anthology of short, twisty horror, sci-fi, and suspense stories.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: everyman protagonists · ordinary people · older men · young woman protagonist · couple protagonists · authority figures · psychopathic antagonist · helpless protagonist · morally pressured characters

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2133

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Cover of The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver by Shawn Inmon

The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver

Shawn Inmon · 2016 · Middle Falls Time Travel

A guilt-ridden man dies by suicide and wakes in his teenage body, given one strange chance to redo his life.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: middle-aged protagonist · teen protagonist · adult mind · guilt-haunted · alcoholic · suicidal · immature · relatable · witty · courageous · redeeming · average person · bully target · serial killer antagonist · single mother · protective mother · better-self arc · failure-to-redemption

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2169

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Cover of The Rule of Three by Eric Walters

The Rule of Three

Eric Walters · 2014 · The Rule of Three

When a global blackout kills modern technology, a teen and his neighborhood must improvise to survive.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young leader · resourceful neighbor · mysterious mentor · police chief mother · retired spy · mature for age · bland protagonist · naive adults · mysterious past · mildly geeky teen · competent survivor

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2195

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