Rats Saw God
E1031665
Rats Saw God is a young adult novel by Rob Thomas that follows a disillusioned teen writing a confessional essay to graduate high school while grappling with family issues and his past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rats Saw God canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13258537 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rats Saw God Context triple: [Rob Thomas, notableWork, Rats Saw God]
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A.
Hot Rats
Hot Rats is a 1969 jazz-rock fusion album by Frank Zappa, celebrated for its complex instrumental compositions and pioneering use of studio overdubbing.
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B.
Dog Sees God
Dog Sees God is an off-Broadway dark comedy play that presents an unauthorized, grown-up reimagining of the Peanuts characters dealing with teenage angst, grief, and identity.
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C.
Eat That Rat
Eat That Rat is a track from the album "Animal Boy" by the American punk rock band Ramones.
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D.
The Rat Catchers
The Rat Catchers is a 1960s British television drama series about a secret government counter-espionage unit.
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E.
Mad God
Mad God is a dark, surreal stop-motion animated horror film directed by visual effects legend Phil Tippett, renowned for its nightmarish imagery and decades-long production.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rats Saw God Target entity description: Rats Saw God is a young adult novel by Rob Thomas that follows a disillusioned teen writing a confessional essay to graduate high school while grappling with family issues and his past.
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A.
Hot Rats
Hot Rats is a 1969 jazz-rock fusion album by Frank Zappa, celebrated for its complex instrumental compositions and pioneering use of studio overdubbing.
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B.
Dog Sees God
Dog Sees God is an off-Broadway dark comedy play that presents an unauthorized, grown-up reimagining of the Peanuts characters dealing with teenage angst, grief, and identity.
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C.
Eat That Rat
Eat That Rat is a track from the album "Animal Boy" by the American punk rock band Ramones.
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D.
The Rat Catchers
The Rat Catchers is a 1960s British television drama series about a secret government counter-espionage unit.
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E.
Mad God
Mad God is a dark, surreal stop-motion animated horror film directed by visual effects legend Phil Tippett, renowned for its nightmarish imagery and decades-long production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
young adult novel ⓘ |
| author | Rob Thomas ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
protagonist’s attempt to graduate high school
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protagonist’s struggle with his father ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
realistic fiction
ⓘ
young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Steve York ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSchoolSetting | high school ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
adolescence
ⓘ
consequences of past actions ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ subcultures in high school ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | teen readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realistic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Steve York ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of disaffected youth
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use of an extended personal essay as narrative frame ⓘ |
| plotDevice | confessional essay ⓘ |
| protagonist | Steve York ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| setting |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Texas ⓘ |
| structure | framed by a school writing assignment ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ divorce ⓘ drug use ⓘ family relationships ⓘ friendship ⓘ high school life ⓘ identity ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
cynical
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ |
| workOf | Rob Thomas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rats Saw God Description of subject: Rats Saw God is a young adult novel by Rob Thomas that follows a disillusioned teen writing a confessional essay to graduate high school while grappling with family issues and his past.
Referenced by (2)
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