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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for But Won't I Miss Me.
Characterization labels used: exhausted mother, isolated protagonist, complicated protagonist, sympathetic characters, flawed characters, single mother, new mother, postpartum struggle, mentally struggling, chronically fatigued, disabled mother, judged mother, supporting characters, maternal identity, self-doubt
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A frustrated wife and new mother falls into a Hallmark-fueled escape fantasy that turns darkly surreal.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: unlikable protagonist · flawed mother · passive protagonist · anxious protagonist · frustrated wife · struggling mother · working woman · writer protagonist · unemployed protagonist · overbearing mother · controlling family · women under pressure
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.0921
An exhausted mother hears an intruder in her home and is pulled into a strange, reality-bending crisis of identity and fear.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: exhausted mother · sleep deprived · overworked · anxious · paranoid · vulnerable protagonist · working parent · scientist · paleobotanist · young children · demanding child · precocious child · unnerving child · doppelganger self · threatening double · frail protagonist · protective mother
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1034
In near-future London, a mother and son flee as a tech-dependent society suddenly shuts down.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young mother · protective parent · precocious child · clever child · anxious protagonist · resourceful woman · frustrated parent · difficult protagonist · unlikeable protagonist · weak partner · single parent · unreliable protagonist · survival-minded
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1137
A lonely new mother in Silicon Valley bonds with a beta AI friend that predicts danger in her marriage.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: new mother · stay-at-home mom · anxious protagonist · depressed protagonist · unreliable narrator · snarky heroine · lonely heroine · vulnerable protagonist · manipulative husband · condescending husband · gaslighting spouse · tech worker · AI companion
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1219
A grieving queer mother raises a child marked by a punitive shadow system in a surveilled near-future America.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: grieving mother · widow protagonist · single parent · queer parent · shamed outsider · marginalized protagonist · precocious child · difficult mother · flawed protagonist · inner turmoil
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1255
A psychiatrist and a new mother untangle a strange case of missing time, uncanny memories, and reality-bending doubts.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: single mother · young mother · infant parent · new mother · librarian · psychiatrist · discredited doctor · grieving parent · reserved protagonist · sympathetic characters · flawed characters · mentally distressed · fascinated clinician · overwhelmed parent · highly observant
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1315
After a devastating loss, a guilt-ridden woman retreats to Montana and begins questioning whether the voices she hears are madness or truth.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: grieving mother · guilt-ridden protagonist · unreliable perception · eccentric grandmother · supportive friend · controlling mother · complex antagonist · therapist character · psychiatrist character · emotionally isolated
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1336
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
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1388
In an overpopulated near-future society, a pregnant woman and her partner race to save their baby from state control.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: pregnant protagonist · reluctant mother · protective partner · optimistic partner · flawed protagonists · relatable heroine · complex heroine · one-dimensional characters · depressed protagonist · young professional · elder character · supportive grandmother · morally conflicted
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1392
In a near-future surveillance state, a woman detained for a dream-based risk score must prove she’s innocent before her freedom disappears.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: working mother · new mother · twin mother · archivist · scientist · passive protagonist · beleaguered protagonist · strong-willed woman · women detainees · faceless authority · corporate employees · underdeveloped side characters · flat characters · disillusioned protagonist · resistant protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1410
After losing her job to AI, a mother takes a risky deal that buys her family a brief escape into a climate-ravaged, overtracked future.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: mother protagonist · wife protagonist · financially strained · anxious protagonist · sympathetic lead · frustrated parent · tech worker · obsolete worker · annoying children · strained husband · ordinary family
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1429
A debut collection of surreal stories where women face climate, tech, and family crises through strange bodily transformations.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: women-centered · chronically ill characters · new mothers · lonely characters · working women · outlier protagonists · emotionally pressured · relatable but estranged · complex characters · agency under pressure
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1445
