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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Fahrenheit 451 (Ave Fenix)
por Ray Bradbury
53,807 miembros
994 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 1
37 Members
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Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
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El juego de Ender
por Orson Scott Card
41,064 miembros
1,045 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 20
15 Members
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Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
3
El señor de las moscas
por William Golding
49,540 miembros
745 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 6
22 Members
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Explicaciones
sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
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Rebelión en la granja
por George Orwell
59,896 miembros
880 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 5
27 Members
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Explicaciones
sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
5
The Giver
por Lois Lowry
39,996 miembros
1,583 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 9
21 Members
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Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
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Cuna de gato
por Kurt Vonnegut
22,296 miembros
300 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 16
15 Members
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Explicaciones
sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
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Memory of Water
por Emmi Itäranta
606 miembros
47 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 117
4 Members
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Explicaciones
sturlington: Post-climate change dystopia in which water has become scarce.