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Similar in characterization + relationships

These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for Time Lost. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

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

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization + relationships embeddings are close.

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Cover of Mroczna kołysanka by Polly Ho-Yen

Mroczna kołysanka

Polly Ho-Yen · 2023

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

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1748

Cover of We Hear Voices by Evie Green

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1839

Cover of The Future is Female! Women's Science Fiction Stories from the Pulp Era to the New Wave by Lisa Yaszek

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1881

Cover of The Mother Fault by Kate Mildenhall

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1904

Cover of Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1965

Cover of The Time Travel Trailer by Karen Musser Nortman

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1976

Cover of Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde

Something Rotten

Jasper Fforde · 2005 · Thursday Next

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

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1999

Cover of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2002

Cover of She Wouldn't Change a Thing by Sarah Adlakha

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2053

Cover of Eynhallow by Tim McGregor

Eynhallow

Tim McGregor · 2024

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

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2058

Cover of Faye, Faraway by Helen   Fisher

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2073

Cover of Someone Like Me by M.R. Carey

Someone Like Me

M.R. Carey · 2018

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

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2081