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
53,883 miembros
997 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 1
37 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, amz310783, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, dianeham, EvolvedMan, avm1863, Vit.Z, AyannaKW, thehappyteacher, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
El cuento de la criada
por Margaret Atwood
42,254 miembros
1,138 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 4
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.
3
Un mundo feliz
por Aldous Huxley
53,879 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.
4
1984
por George Orwell
81,917 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.
5
Rebelión en la granja
por George Orwell
59,995 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.
6
El señor de las moscas
por William Golding
49,571 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.
7
La carretera
por Cormac McCarthy
34,409 miembros
1,406 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 10
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.
8
Oryx y Crake
por Margaret Atwood
17,012 miembros
536 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 7
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.
9
Apocalipsis
por Stephen King
4,581 miembros
99 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 8
21 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, jasmaynard, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, BlueHeaven1969, SENSpence, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
Explicaciones
sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
10
Station Eleven
por Emily St. John Mandel
11,691 miembros
779 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 15
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.
11
La naranja mecánica
por Anthony Burgess
25,878 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.
12
¿Sueñan los Androides con Ovejas Eléctricas?
por Philip K. Dick
19,268 miembros
473 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 11
18 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
Explicaciones
sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
13
La máquina del tiempo
por H. G. Wells
17,679 miembros
338 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 12
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.
14
El juego de Ender
por Orson Scott Card
41,108 miembros
1,046 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 20
15 Members
BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Verkruissen, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
15
El Hombre en el Castillo
por Philip K. Dick
13,824 miembros
357 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 22
13 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
Explicaciones
sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
16
Neuromante
por William Gibson
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.
17
Traición
por Scott Westerfeld
14,030 miembros
658 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 31
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.
18
El fin de la infancia
por Arthur C. Clarke
10,198 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.
19
Ensayo sobre la ceguera
por José Saramago
13,038 miembros
390 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 41
8 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Explicaciones
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
20
La guerra de los mundos
por H. G. Wells
18,383 miembros
309 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 59
6 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
Explicaciones
sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
21
22/11/63
por Stephen King
13,558 miembros
761 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 51
8 Members
sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington: Time travel and alternate history. Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.
22
The Girl with All the Gifts
por M. R. Carey
5,320 miembros
401 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 76
6 Members
rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
23
Fluyan mis lágrimas, dijo el policía
por Philip K. Dick
4,301 miembros
87 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 203
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, nagasravika.bodapati,sturlington
24
Los Tres estigmas de Palmer Eldritch
por Philip K. Dick
4,341 miembros
73 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 98
4 Members
PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Explicaciones
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
25
Soy leyenda
por Richard Matheson
4,832 miembros
190 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 78
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Explicaciones
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
26
El corredor del laberinto
por James Dashner
16,372 miembros
778 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 88
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
Explicaciones
sturlington : YA dystopia series
27
El Fugitivo
por Stephen King
3,835 miembros
76 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 100
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Explicaciones
sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.
28
Bird Box
por Josh Malerman
3,252 miembros
254 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 80
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
Explicaciones
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
29
Minority Report (El informe de la minoría)
por Philip K. Dick
591 miembros
11 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 176
3 Members
sturlington, eclecticdodo, nagasravika.bodapati
Explicaciones
sturlington: Several stories by PKD, including the title one, have dystopian themes.
30
A Children's Bible
por Lydia Millet
877 miembros
45 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 113
4 Members
sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, allyrod113