Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

Descripción
This is my preset list of dystopian/utopian literature, which includes apocalyptic literature, for the purposes of this list. Feel free to vote up your recommendations and thumbs down books that are not worth reading. Keywords: dystopia, utopia, apocalypse, postapocalyptic
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53,879 miembros
997 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 1
2
42,251 miembros
1,138 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 4
3
53,878 miembros
772 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 3
30 Members
ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, klcallahan13, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
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sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
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81,915 miembros
1,270 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 2
30 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, nicoleop, SENSpence, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, Vit.Z, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
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sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
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34,405 miembros
1,406 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 10
19 Members
KimarieBee, amz310783, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, megschristina, JoyKP, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
Explicaciones
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic. A man and his son wander through a desolated landscape of ashes, eking out their survival from the little that's left remaining, while trying to get... well, nowhere in particular, really.
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40,034 miembros
1,584 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 9
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17,013 miembros
536 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 7
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11,690 miembros
779 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 15
9
8,104 miembros
239 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 23
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
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sturlington: Feminist dystopia. Society has completely collapsed, and a young woman is driven from her home after her neighborhood is burned and her family murdered. Despite the violence and hopelessness that surrounds her, she is determined to spread her spiritual message.
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3,538 miembros
153 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 33
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59,986 miembros
882 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 5
27 Members
BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, greydoll, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
Explicaciones
sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
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49,570 miembros
745 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 6
22 Members
BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84
Explicaciones
sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
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25,876 miembros
389 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 13
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45
Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
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49,092 miembros
1,792 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 18
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64,439 miembros
3,484 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 17
20 Members
KimarieBee, amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,cej1027 ,Lucy_Skywalker ,DavidCady ,
Explicaciones
sturlington: Televised survival contests. Post-apocalyptic future America. Probably the best of the recent YA dystopias.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : "We're in a battle for our lives so why don't we go in this cave and make out for awhile?" *eyeroll*
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45,149 miembros
1,741 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 29
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22,311 miembros
300 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 16
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13,823 miembros
357 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 22
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7,280 miembros
362 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 37
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8,460 miembros
214 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 26
13 Members
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
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5,792 miembros
200 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 38
9 Members
sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
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22,813 miembros
938 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 21
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9,390 miembros
633 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 32
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25,366 miembros
1,436 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 40
10 Members
KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
Explicaciones
sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
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3,549 miembros
96 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 44
8 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
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4,744 miembros
254 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 42
8 Members
sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
Explicaciones
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
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17,672 miembros
682 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 49
8 Members
PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
Explicaciones
sturlington: This novel takes place in many different time periods, one of which is a mega-corporation dystopia with cloning, and another is a post-apocalyptic scenario featuring a fictional dialect.
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2,587 miembros
150 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 64
6 Members
sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
Explicaciones
sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
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13,037 miembros
390 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 41
8 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Explicaciones
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
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2,118 miembros
185 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 83
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
Explicaciones
sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
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1,806 miembros
94 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 67
6 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
Explicaciones
sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
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1,032 miembros
106 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 45
8 Members
sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
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936 miembros
99 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 112
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to The Last Policeman.
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970 miembros
56 reseñas
½ 3.5
Ranking Global 159
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera
Explicaciones
sturlington: Environmental collapse and "peak oil" lead to regression to pre-Industrial Age society.
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903 miembros
34 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 161
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera
Explicaciones
sturlington: Biblical apocalypse--global flood.
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2,880 miembros
221 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 81
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5,880 miembros
420 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 75
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Explicaciones
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
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334 miembros
22 reseñas
½ 3.5
Ranking Global 120
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607 miembros
47 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 117
4 Members
BookWallah, sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera
Explicaciones
sturlington: Post-climate change dystopia in which water has become scarce.
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770 miembros
74 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 167
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to Countdown City.
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1,128 miembros
61 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 85
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Explicaciones
sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
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1,832 miembros
96 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 106
4 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy
Explicaciones
sturlington: Dystopian future in which outlawing of fossil fuels has sparked a second American Civil War.
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1,647 miembros
172 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 108
4 Members
sturlington, BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Verkruissen
Explicaciones
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which abortion is illegal.
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1,307 miembros
27 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 150
3 Members
sturlington, BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explicaciones
sturlington: Corporate-run domed cities, climate change.
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2,200 miembros
134 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 141
3 Members
sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy
Explicaciones
sturlington: Set on an alien planet while apocalyptic collapse is going on back on Earth.
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2,580 miembros
52 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 82
5 Members
sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
Explicaciones
sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
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2,762 miembros
67 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 135
3 Members
sturlington, greydoll, BLBera
Explicaciones
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic flooded London.
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401 miembros
25 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 187
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487 miembros
31 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 118
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427 miembros
42 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 119
4 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington: Flooded London leads to a refugee situation.
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702 miembros
51 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 170
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483 miembros
27 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 245
2 Members
sturlington, BLBera
Explicaciones
sturlington: Set in a future California where all of reality is recorded and lying is illegal.
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129 miembros
6 reseñas
3.2
Ranking Global 194
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16,371 miembros
778 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 88
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7,994 miembros
364 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 72
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1,536 miembros
117 reseñas
½ 3.5
Ranking Global 68
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606 miembros
19 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 237
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227 miembros
19 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 193
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2,861 miembros
178 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 134
4 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy,rretzler
Explicaciones
rretzler : Ugh - I think magic and sci-fi in the same book ruined it for me.