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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53,888 miembros
998 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 1
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42,258 miembros
1,139 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 4
3
81,926 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
Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
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59,998 miembros
883 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.
5
53,882 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
Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
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11,742 miembros
308 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 14
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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49,574 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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17,013 miembros
536 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 7
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25,880 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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23,056 miembros
379 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 30
11 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Explicaciones
sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
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10,695 miembros
268 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 19
15 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
Explicaciones
sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.
skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
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16,623 miembros
323 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 25
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Explicaciones
sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
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4,739 miembros
122 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 43
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explicaciones
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
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64,455 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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49,102 miembros
1,792 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 18
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45,158 miembros
1,741 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 29
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20,156 miembros
398 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 34
10 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
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10,199 miembros
230 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 35
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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8,100 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
Explicaciones
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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3,549 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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3,411 miembros
127 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 55
7 Members
ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
Explicaciones
sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
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1,687 miembros
55 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 107
4 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to Dawn.
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22,313 miembros
300 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 16
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9,405 miembros
252 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 71
5 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
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7,292 miembros
55 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 73
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
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8,456 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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4,160 miembros
90 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 54
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, rretzler, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Explicaciones
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic. When the end of America comes, what is the one thing that can bring us back from the brink of complete anarchy? That's right: the U.S. Postal Service.
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2,158 miembros
56 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 66
6 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
Explicaciones
sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
29
1,786 miembros
66 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 57
7 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Explicaciones
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
30
11,220 miembros
206 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 195
2 Members
ShellyS, sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington: Nanopunk/post-cyberpunk
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8,907 miembros
143 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 90
5 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
Explicaciones
sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
32
7,246 miembros
62 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 200
2 Members
ShellyS, sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to Neuromancer.
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5,672 miembros
50 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 201
2 Members
ShellyS, sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington: Cyberpunk dystopia. First in a trilogy.
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4,521 miembros
36 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 202
2 Members
ShellyS, sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington: Sequel to Virtual Light.
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2,979 miembros
56 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 132
3 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington: Far future false utopia. Dying Earth.
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2,319 miembros
65 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 137
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington,aulsmith
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia with a noir theme.
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1,053 miembros
22 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 157
3 Members
ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington: Far future post-apocalyptic utopia in which humanity has almost died out from a bio-engineered plague.
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1,069 miembros
41 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 156
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778 miembros
16 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 166
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660 miembros
19 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 174
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491 miembros
21 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 181
3 Members
ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington: Set in post-apocalyptic San Francisco after a plague has wiped out most of the world's population; magical realism.
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6,969 miembros
216 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 124
4 Members
ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia with noir themes. First in a series.
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1,116 miembros
23 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 154
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770 miembros
8 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 168
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1,886 miembros
58 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 217
3 Members
ShellyS, rretzler, gypsysmom,sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF