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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World.
Characterization labels used: antihero, unsympathetic protagonist, mad creator, raging misogynist, telepathic animal, outsider, iconoclast, provocative voice, violent protagonist, cynical protagonist, morally compromised characters
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
Outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem chases stories through a vile, hilarious future city full of politics, tech, and revenge.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · misanthropic protagonist · edgy asshole · cynical journalist · compassion beneath cruelty · chaotic · brash · violent · social critic
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1085
A meta-aware Deadpool turns on the Marvel Universe after realizing everyone’s trapped in fiction.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · mercenary · unstable protagonist · violent protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · meta-aware character · psychiatrically manipulated · calculating killer · insane persona · villainous use of hero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1117
A reluctant leper returns to a magical realm, where war, doubt, and a second outsider force him to confront reality.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · unlikable protagonist · damaged character · self-loathing · cynical · whiny · bitter · unwilling hero · foil character · blind strategist · leader figure · tragic hero · underdeveloped side characters · morally conflicted · self-pitying
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1122
In a sun-scorched dystopian future, a guarded man in underwater society becomes entangled with captive sirens.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · morally compromised protagonist · violent male lead · absent characterization · flat characters · animalized humans · nonhuman beings · pessimistic characterization · objectified female figures
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1146
A poisoned wanderer must enter a dream realm to recover a legendary pearl and outwit the rulers who control his fate.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · brooding protagonist · morally conflicted · sympathetic villain-hero · philosophical character · weakened hero · capable female guide · dreamthief · ruthless warrior · more mature protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1163
A flashback-heavy installment uncovers the hidden origins of The Boys and the supers, while tensions race toward war.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · corrupt superhumans · psycho villain · bully · naive protagonist · sympathetic outsider · conflicted leader · reckless violence · manipulative · morally gray
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1194
A brutal heir fights through shifting timelines, ancient secrets, and dead armies to seize an emperor’s throne.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · villain protagonist · morally broken · traumatized · violent · ruthless · cunning · ambitious · complex protagonist · damaged character · unpredictable · redemptive arc
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1199
A self-doubting outcast is summoned back to a ruined otherworld for one last desperate stand against an ancient evil.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · unlikable protagonist · reluctant hero · self-loathing · self-pitying · cynical · flawed protagonist · redemptive growth · wise leader · loyal companion · faithful sidekick
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1208
A medieval inquisitor’s rise collides with modern science and a far-future voyage in a three-timeline genre mashup.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · villain protagonist · cruel protagonist · intelligent protagonist · spietato · fanatical · cold · arrogant · inquisitorial authority · scientist protagonist · deplorable character
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1234
A London cabdriver’s angry private book is later mistaken for scripture, reshaping a flooded future society.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · unlikeable protagonist · misogynist · racist · bigot · cabdriver · mentally ill · depressed · unhinged · sympathetic villain · vulnerable man · disgusted but pitied figure · follower of doctrine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1282
A burned-out time salvager breaks the rules by rescuing a woman from the past, triggering a deadly chase across eras.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · burnt-out protagonist · flawed hero · alcoholic protagonist · cynical protagonist · troubled scientist · rigid enforcer · corrupt executive · snarky elder · convicted criminal · haunted protagonist · unlikable lead · competent operative
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1296
A troubled man time-travels to biblical Palestine and becomes entangled in the origins of Christianity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: troubled protagonist · neurotic protagonist · misfit · outcast · unlikable protagonist · messiah complex · self-loathing · intellectual protagonist · psychologically damaged · antihero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1335
