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Characterization labels used: housewife, young mother, abusive husband, sympathetic heroine, well-rounded cast, likable characters, feminist awakening, humanized aliens, helpful allies, secretive officials

Relationships labels used: mother-child bond, marriage, abusive marriage, family separation, friendship, helper relationship, trust dynamic, government oversight

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Polly Ho-Yen · 2023

In a near-future infertility crisis, a mother races to keep her child while the state polices every parenting mistake.

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Characterization labels: reluctant mother · protective mother · desperate parent · female-centered cast · morally pressured protagonists · strong protagonist

Relationships labels: mother-child bond · family separation · sister relationship · marriage · parental responsibility · social exclusion

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1748

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We Hear Voices

Evie Green · 2020

In a near-future pandemic-stricken London, a mother must protect her son after his recovery brings back something unseen and dangerous.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: protective mother · anxious mother · struggling mother · creepy child · violent child · teen investigator · space-program teen · doctor · secretive doctor · widower · working mother · low-income family · relatable characters · well-developed characters · sympathetic protagonist

Relationships labels: family bonds · mother-son · mother-daughter · sibling relationship · romance subplot · blended family · parental protection · romantic partnership · power imbalance · community care

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1839

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The Future is Female! Women's Science Fiction Stories from the Pulp Era to the New Wave

Lisa Yaszek, Leslie F. Stone, Judith Merril, Leigh Brackett, Kit Reed, Joanna Russ, Ursula K. Le Guin, James Tiptree Jr. · 2018

A chronological anthology of classic sci-fi stories by women, tracing the genre from pulp-era invention to New Wave experimentation.

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Characterization labels: female protagonists · strong women · heroines · matriarchs · housewives · mothers · scientists · psychologists · super-intelligent child · alien beings

Relationships labels: family · motherhood · parent-child · gender roles · marriage · marital conflict · power imbalance · colonizer-colonized · rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1881

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The Mother Fault

Kate Mildenhall · 2020

In a near-future Australia, a mother defies a surveillance state to find her missing husband and save her children.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: mother protagonist · flawed heroine · protective parent · ordinary woman · strong female protagonist · young children · missing husband · working mother · maternal guilt · resilient heroine

Relationships labels: mother-child bond · marriage · family separation · parent-child conflict · sibling relationship · former lovers · romantic subplot · state vs citizen · family threat · dependence on friends

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1904

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Elsewhere

Alexis Schaitkin · 2022

In an isolated mountain town, a young mother fears the same mysterious fate that has taken other mothers into the clouds.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female-centered cast · mother protagonist · young mother · coming of age · self-reflective · conflicted heroine · mysterious outsider · judgmental community · tradition-bound characters · emotionally detached father · mothers judged

Relationships labels: mother daughter · mother child · marriage · wife husband · female friendship · community scrutiny · outsider tension · rivalry · gossip · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1965

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The Time Travel Trailer

Karen Musser Nortman · 2014 · The Time Travel Trailer

A mother and teenage daughter discover a restored vintage camper that sends them into different decades and family mysteries.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teenager · mother · estranged husband · elderly friend · petulant teen · relatable protagonist · sarcastic voice · natural helper · well-defined characters · likable characters · well-rounded characters

Relationships labels: mother daughter · estranged marriage · separated spouses · family bond · teen rebellion · friendship · intergenerational connection · parent teen conflict

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1976

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Something Rotten

Jasper Fforde · 2005 · Thursday Next

A bookworld detective returns to the real world, where politics, prophecy, and Shakespeare collide in comic chaos.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · resourceful protagonist · feisty heroine · witty heroine · comic relief · villainous politician · corrupt corporation · dithering hero · bookish characters · over-the-top supporting cast

Relationships labels: marriage · husband and wife · motherhood · parenting · childcare · family · friendship · rivalry · power struggle · babysitting

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1999

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Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century

Kim Fu · 2022

Twelve uncanny stories twist modern life, turning grief, technology, and desire into strange new monsters.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: ordinary people · women protagonists · girls at puberty · insomniac · married couple · single mother · former artist · salesman · neighbors · children · relatable characters · morally messy

Relationships labels: mother-daughter · marriage · abusive relationship · toxic relationship · friendship · family loss · community tension · parasocial relationship · power imbalance · romantic desire

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2002

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She Wouldn't Change a Thing

Sarah Adlakha · 2021

A psychiatrist wakes up in her 17-year-old body and must choose between restoring her life and changing a devastating fate.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: psychiatrist protagonist · working mother · wife · mother · pregnant protagonist · medical professional · career woman · frazzled parent · relatable heroine · active protagonist · resilient heroine · morally burdened · confused protagonist · secondary character web · well-developed characters

Relationships labels: marriage · motherhood · parent-child · sibling relationship · family loyalty · romance · husband-wife · love versus duty · interconnected lives · community ties

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2053

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Eynhallow

Tim McGregor · 2024

On a remote Orkney island in 1797, a trapped wife meets a mysterious visitor whose secrets upend her life.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: sympathetic heroine · female outsider · resilient mother · abusive husband · mercurial scientist · brooding stranger · Byronic figure · strong-willed woman · tall woman · housewife · mother of four · lonely protagonist · outsider protagonist · complex characters · morally flawed characters

Relationships labels: abusive marriage · loveless marriage · female friendship · outsider bond · mother-child bond · husband-wife conflict · power imbalance · dependency · romantic tension · marital coercion

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2058

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Faye, Faraway

Helen Fisher · 2021

A grieving mother is pulled back to the 1970s, where she can finally meet her lost mother and face an impossible choice.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: grieving daughter · married mother · young mother · clergy spouse · blind friend · supportive husband · caretaker figures · adopted child · nonbeliever · female-centered cast · thoughtful protagonist · obsessive grief · rational skeptic

Relationships labels: mother-daughter relationship · marriage · friendship · family bonds · parent-child bond · neighbor guardians · confidant relationship · supportive partnership · secrecy · trust

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2073

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Someone Like Me

M.R. Carey · 2018

A battered single mother and a traumatized teen uncover a frightening link between their lives and identities.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: single mother · abusive ex-husband · teen girl · traumatized survivor · protective father · imaginary friend · complex characters · sympathetic characters · unreliable narrators · strong female leads · good mother · violent alter ego · outcast teen · morally split self · supportive son · caregiver

Relationships labels: mother-child bond · father-daughter bond · friendship · school friendship · abusive marriage · custody conflict · family violence · trauma bond · community ties · protective companion

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2081

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