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 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.
2
por George Orwell
59,899 miembros
880 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 5
Puntuacion 27
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 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.
3
por Margaret Atwood
42,211 miembros
1,137 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.
4
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.
5
por William Golding
49,540 miembros
745 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 6
Puntuacion 22
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 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.
6
por John Wyndham
4,733 miembros
122 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 43
Puntuacion 8
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 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.
7
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.
8
por J. G. Ballard
2,760 miembros
67 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 135
Puntuacion 3
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, greydoll, BLBera
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic flooded London.
9
por Marge Piercy
2,576 miembros
52 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 82
Puntuacion 5
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:40 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
10
por David Brin
4,158 miembros
90 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 54
Puntuacion 7
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 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.
