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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Turnabout.
Characterization labels used: elderly protagonists, teen protagonists, female protagonists, scientists, reporter, outspoken character, quiet character, impulsive character, careful character, relatable characters
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A woman trapped in the same November day faces aging, love, and a growing community devoted to knowledge and order.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: older protagonist · aging protagonist · archivist · researcher · observer · introspective protagonist · curious protagonist · tired protagonist · collective protagonist · academic characters · large cast · new characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1178
An elderly woman dies, wakes as her teenage self in 1958, and gets repeated chances to live differently.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: elderly protagonist · teen protagonist · female lead · regretful character · tenacious protagonist · unhappy wife · mother-daughter conflict · self-actualization · materially practical · determined · believable characters · relatable characters · mature perspective · character growth
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1301
An aging, suicidal man gets a chance to relive his life from age ten and tries to fix the mistake that haunts him.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: suicidal protagonist · older protagonist · child protagonist · physicist protagonist · engineer protagonist · likable characters · well-developed characters · morally conflicted protagonist · emotionally distant protagonist · precocious child
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1320
On a post-scarcity Moon colony, a jaded reporter probes rising suicides and a troubled ruling AI.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: reporter protagonist · jaded protagonist · suicidal protagonist · gender-switching protagonist · sentient AI character · quirky characters · nuanced characters · centenarian character
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1337
Four linked dystopian companion novels follow different young protagonists across separate communities and hard questions about control, memory, and hope.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young protagonists · female protagonists · disabled protagonist · gifted characters · outsider protagonists · child heroes · courageous protagonists · empathetic characters · burdened protagonist · special abilities
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1351
A quarantined town suffers memory-erasing rain, and one retired doctor journals a fight to survive and stay herself.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: retired doctor · older woman protagonist · elderly female protagonist · smart protagonist · capable protagonist · crotchety character · sarcastic narrator · pragmatic survivor · unreliable protagonist · distrustful character · morally gray characters · young single mother · child character · neighbor figures
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1352
A sheltered teen crosses a ruined city with a robot companion to save her dying pet and confront what humanity means.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · female protagonist · hopeful protagonist · optimistic protagonist · isolated protagonist · protective father · robot companion · dying pet · survivor · compelling characters · underdeveloped characters · mysterious past · emotionally driven
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1387
In a collapsing 2080, an elderly teacher joins a retrocausal mission to steal a future for humanity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: older protagonist · elderly heroine · schoolteacher protagonist · scientist team · engineer team · physician team · mathematician parent · AI entities · determined · resourceful · good-hearted · caregiving
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1415
In a blood-rationed post-nuclear dystopia, a veteran phlebotomist uncovers a secret that puts her and her grandson on the run.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: older protagonist · grandmother protagonist · female lead · competent heroine · badass heroine · mature protagonist · smart heroine · brave protagonist · determined protagonist · blood hacker · ex-marine hacker · orphan caretaker · child protector · naive protagonist (mixed)
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1423
Two teens enter patients’ nightmares to cure fear, but a new case and hidden secrets threaten their fragile team.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · scientist mentor · adopted child · amnesiac protagonist · disabled protagonist · brave · curious · secretive adults · troubled children
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1425
A secret team of immortal mercenaries takes on dangerous missions while trying to stay hidden in the modern world.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: immortal protagonist · team leader · badass heroine · female lead · one-dimensional characters · underdeveloped characters · believable characters · different ages · reserved protagonist · group dynamic
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1429
An elderly couple enters a risky rejuvenation experiment and must face the unsettling consequences of cloning, memory, and identity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: elderly couple · married couple · scientist · doctor · researcher · wealthy protagonists · older protagonists · scientific hubris · morally compromised scientist · believable protagonists · secondary character conflict
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1446
