Holly Sykes
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Holly Sykes is a central, time-spanning protagonist in David Mitchell’s interconnected novels, most prominently featured in "The Bone Clocks," through whom he explores themes of mortality, memory, and the supernatural.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Holly Sykes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6739509 — 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: Holly Sykes Context triple: [David Mitchell, hasRecurringCharacter, Holly Sykes]
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A.
Heather Morris
Heather Morris is an American actress, dancer, and choreographer best known for playing Brittany S. Pierce on the television series "Glee."
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B.
Holly Jones
Holly Jones is a central character in the 2013 thriller film "Prisoners," portrayed as a troubled woman whose past and family connections are key to the movie’s mystery and tension.
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C.
Sarah Harding
Sarah Harding is a resourceful and courageous animal behaviorist who ventures to Isla Sorna to study dinosaurs in Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park universe and its film adaptation, The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
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D.
Holly Faulks
Holly Faulks is known as the daughter of British novelist Sebastian Faulks.
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E.
Heather Angel
Heather Angel was a British-born actress known for her roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films and for voicing characters in Disney animated classics such as "Peter Pan" and "Alice in Wonderland."
- 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: Holly Sykes Target entity description: Holly Sykes is a central, time-spanning protagonist in David Mitchell’s interconnected novels, most prominently featured in "The Bone Clocks," through whom he explores themes of mortality, memory, and the supernatural.
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A.
Heather Morris
Heather Morris is an American actress, dancer, and choreographer best known for playing Brittany S. Pierce on the television series "Glee."
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B.
Holly Jones
Holly Jones is a central character in the 2013 thriller film "Prisoners," portrayed as a troubled woman whose past and family connections are key to the movie’s mystery and tension.
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C.
Sarah Harding
Sarah Harding is a resourceful and courageous animal behaviorist who ventures to Isla Sorna to study dinosaurs in Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park universe and its film adaptation, The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
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D.
Holly Faulks
Holly Faulks is known as the daughter of British novelist Sebastian Faulks.
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E.
Heather Angel
Heather Angel was a British-born actress known for her roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films and for voicing characters in Disney animated classics such as "Peter Pan" and "Alice in Wonderland."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
David Mitchell interconnected novel cycle
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Slade House ⓘ The Bone Clocks ⓘ The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet ⓘ Utopia Avenue ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anchorites
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Horologists ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gravesend ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
identity
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memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ supernatural ⓘ time ⓘ |
| characterArc | coming-of-age to old age ⓘ |
| connectedTo | David Mitchell shared universe characters ⓘ |
| createdBy | David Mitchell ⓘ |
| familyMember |
Aoife Sykes
ⓘ
Ed Brubeck ⓘ Jacko Sykes ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Bone Clocks ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
psychic sensitivity
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radio people perception ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Aoife Brubeck
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another unnamed child ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrator in parts of The Bone Clocks ⓘ |
| involvedIn | conflict between Atemporals ⓘ |
| lifeSpanCovers |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ mid-21st century ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
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protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWorkInUniverse | The Radio People (memoir within The Bone Clocks) ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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barmaid ⓘ memoirist ⓘ |
| settingAssociatedWith |
Iraq War era
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Kent ⓘ near-future climate-crisis Britain ⓘ |
| spouse | Ed Brubeck ⓘ |
| themeVehicleFor |
ethical consequences of immortality
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family and parental love ⓘ impact of war on civilians ⓘ memory and narrative reliability ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holly Sykes Description of subject: Holly Sykes is a central, time-spanning protagonist in David Mitchell’s interconnected novels, most prominently featured in "The Bone Clocks," through whom he explores themes of mortality, memory, and the supernatural.
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