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Hiromi Kawakami

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Under the Eye of the Big Bird.

Plot structure labels used: interconnected episodes, fragmented chronology, nonlinear timeline, mosaic narrative, puzzle-box structure, gradual reveal, late explanation, episodic arc, multiple perspectives, open-ended ambiguity

Focused on “nonlinear” where exact label matches exist.

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

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Cover of The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves

The Book of Elsewhere

Keanu Reeves, China Miéville · 2024 · BRZRKR

An undying warrior joins a secret military mission to find mortality, only to uncover a deeper mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0749

Cover of 334 by Thomas M. Disch

334

Thomas M. Disch · 1999

A fragmented near-future New York mosaic follows public-housing residents living under strict social, reproductive, and economic controls.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0812

Cover of The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien

The Book of Records

Madeleine Thien · 2025

A girl and her father shelter in a time-bending refuge, where neighbors from other eras help her face family truth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0859

Cover of The Adjacent by Christopher Priest

The Adjacent

Christopher Priest · 2013

In a climate-ravaged future Britain, a grieving photographer is pulled into a mystery that echoes across wars, worlds, and identities.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0897

Cover of Tentacle by Rita Indiana

Tentacle

Rita Indiana · 2018

A queer maid in post-apocalyptic Santo Domingo is drawn into a time-bending quest to save the ocean and humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0915

Cover of Terrestrial History by Joe Mungo Reed

Terrestrial History

Joe Mungo Reed · 2025

A climate-strained family spans generations and timelines as Earth falters and Mars beckons, with time travel in the mix.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0924

Cover of Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny

Roadmarks

Roger Zelazny · 1979

A man travels a highway through time while assassins hunt him and a young seeker searches for the truth about his origin.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0924

Cover of Mockingbird, Vol. 1: I Can Explain by Chelsea Cain

Mockingbird, Vol. 1: I Can Explain

Chelsea Cain · 2016 · Mockingbird (2016)

A sharp, puzzle-box superhero comic follows S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Bobbi Morse through strange checkups, missions, and reinvention.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0979

Cover of Agents of Dreamland by Caitlín R. Kiernan

Agents of Dreamland

Caitlín R. Kiernan · 2017 · Tinfoil Dossier

A burned-out agent, a time-shifting woman, and a desert cult are pulled into a cosmic threat from beyond Pluto.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1011

Cover of Dead Astronauts by Jeff Vandermeer

Dead Astronauts

Jeff Vandermeer · 2019 · Borne

In a biotech-ravaged multiverse, three uncanny travelers battle a corporation across collapsing realities.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1025

Cover of Fine Structure by qntm

Fine Structure

qntm, Sam Hughes

A physicist uncovers a physics-decoding breakthrough as reality itself starts changing, and humanity’s multiverse hangs in the balance.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0735