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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11,730 miembros
306 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 14
Puntuacion 16
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 17 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic theological novel. Six hundred years after the Simplification -- total nuclear annihilation -- a cloister of monks in Utah preserve the little that remains of the world's knowledge, and wonder whether mankind is perpetually doomed to destroy itself.Her_Royal_Orangeness : I've tried to read this several times and just can't get past the monk wandering around in the desert digging holes. *yawn*
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por George Orwell
81,832 miembros
1,268 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 2
Puntuacion 30
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 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
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
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por Philip K. Dick
13,811 miembros
357 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 22
Puntuacion 13
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 13 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
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por Ray Bradbury
53,807 miembros
994 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 1
Puntuacion 37
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 37 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, EvolvedMan, avm1863, Vit.Z, AyannaKW, thehappyteacher, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
5
por Justin Cronin
9,378 miembros
632 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 32
Puntuacion 11
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
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por Justin Cronin
3,556 miembros
166 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 36
Puntuacion 10
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 10 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
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por Nevil Shute
4,880 miembros
177 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 24
Puntuacion 13
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 13 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
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por John Wyndham
7,441 miembros
207 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 27
Puntuacion 12
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
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por Pat Frank
4,931 miembros
143 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 62
Puntuacion 6
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic post-nuclear war apocalyptic fiction. The residents of a small Florida town, having been alerted just prior to an all-out nuclear war, must struggle with the vagaries of small-town politics after the apocalypse.
10
por Larry Niven
4,311 miembros
70 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 79
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: A comet has slammed into the Earth, destroying all governing structures, and within weeks all of the survivors have reverted to feudalism, cannibalism and worse. Fun times.
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por Arthur C. Clarke
10,190 miembros
228 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 35
Puntuacion 10
Añadido 2014-05-15, 04:10 PM
- 11 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Explicaciones
- aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
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por Stephen King
13,545 miembros
761 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 51
Puntuacion 7
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:09 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Time travel and alternate history.
Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.
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por Kazuo Ishiguro
22,792 miembros
938 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 21
Puntuacion 13
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 14 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Alternate history dystopia.
Cloning and organ harvesting.
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por Max Brooks
15,453 miembros
713 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 50
Puntuacion 7
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 9 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
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6,961 miembros
216 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 124
Puntuacion 3
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:57 PM
- 4 Members
- ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia with noir themes. First in a series.
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por Richard Matheson
4,825 miembros
189 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 78
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
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por Jeff VanderMeer
6,348 miembros
367 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 125
Puntuacion 3
Añadido 2014-05-27, 03:27 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie,Bluewolf0411
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: First in a trilogy. Mysteriously transformed Area X threatens to spread beyond its border.
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por Margaret Atwood
7,274 miembros
362 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 37
Puntuacion 9
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
