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
1
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.
2
por H. G. Wells
17,658 miembros
338 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 12
Puntuacion 17
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:29 PM
- 17 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
3
por Larry Niven
6,334 miembros
108 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 74
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-05-18, 12:33 PM
- 5 Members
- KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
4
por Cormac McCarthy
34,363 miembros
1,404 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 10
Puntuacion 19
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 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.
5
por Lois Lowry
39,996 miembros
1,583 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 9
Puntuacion 20
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 21 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, midget84,Lucy_Skywalker
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
6
por Suzanne Collins
64,344 miembros
3,479 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 17
Puntuacion 14
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 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*
7
por Neal Stephenson
20,141 miembros
396 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 34
Puntuacion 10
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 10 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
8
por Scott Westerfeld
14,009 miembros
658 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 31
Puntuacion 11
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
9
por Veronica Roth
25,325 miembros
1,434 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 40
Puntuacion 8
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 10 Members
- KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
10
por Charlotte Wood
521 miembros
31 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 180
Puntuacion 3
Añadido 2017-12-18, 02:23 PM
- 3 Members
- KimarieBee, sallypursell, sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Several girls are imprisoned in a remote compound on the Outback by a corporation for being involved in public sex scandals.
