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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por Cormac McCarthy
34,398 miembros
1,406 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.
2
11,685 miembros
779 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 15
Puntuacion 16
Añadido 2014-09-20, 06:37 PM
- 16 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
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por Nevil Shute
4,882 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 Pat Frank
4,934 miembros
144 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.
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por Max Brooks
15,464 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.
6
3,632 miembros
115 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 101
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, SonoranDreamer, Rosenort, allyrod113
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic post-apocalyptic novel. One of the few survivors of a plague attempts to rebuild society but instead must watch it erode to a primitive state.
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por Margaret Atwood
42,242 miembros
1,138 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 4
Puntuacion 29
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:22 PM
- 30 Members
- ShelfMonkey, amz310783, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, Dilara86, alex68, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07,Rosenort
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
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por Margaret Atwood
17,008 miembros
536 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 7
Puntuacion 21
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 22 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84,Rosenort
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
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por Margaret Atwood
7,279 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.
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por Margaret Atwood
3,538 miembros
153 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 33
Puntuacion 11
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:52 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
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por Ernest Cline
18,439 miembros
1,275 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 48
Puntuacion 7
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
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por Jeff VanderMeer
3,152 miembros
178 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 208
Puntuacion 2
Añadido 2015-06-27, 08:23 AM
- 3 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Dreesie,Rosenort
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to Annihilation.
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por Jeff VanderMeer
2,557 miembros
134 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 209
Puntuacion 2
Añadido 2015-07-07, 09:21 AM
- 3 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Dreesie,Rosenort
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Sequel to Authority.