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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11,731 miembros
306 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 14
Puntuacion 16
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 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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por George Orwell
59,897 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 Ray Bradbury
53,807 miembros
994 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 1
Puntuacion 37
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 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.
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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.
5
por Aldous Huxley
53,827 miembros
770 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 3
Puntuacion 30
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 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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por Margaret Atwood
42,212 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.
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11,663 miembros
777 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 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.
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por Margaret Atwood
16,996 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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10,680 miembros
266 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 19
Puntuacion 14
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 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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por Margaret Atwood
3,527 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 Kurt Vonnegut
22,296 miembros
300 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 16
Puntuacion 15
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 15 Members
- ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
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por Arthur C. Clarke
10,190 miembros
228 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 35
Puntuacion 10
Añadido 2014-05-15, 04:10 PM
- 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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8,085 miembros
237 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 23
Puntuacion 13
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 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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por Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,453 miembros
214 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 26
Puntuacion 12
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 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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3,408 miembros
127 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 55
Puntuacion 7
Añadido 2014-09-20, 06:39 PM
- 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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por Naomi Alderman
4,735 miembros
254 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 42
Puntuacion 8
Añadido 2017-07-03, 12:38 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
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por Philip K. Dick
13,811 miembros
357 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 22
Puntuacion 13
Añadido 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 13 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
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1,421 miembros
47 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 109
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2014-05-18, 07:53 PM
- 4 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, pan0ramix
- Explicaciones
- sturlington: First in a trilogy. Climate change apocalypse.
20
por Sinclair Lewis
3,354 miembros
88 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 284
Puntuacion 1
Añadido 2014-03-06, 01:31 PM
- 2 Members
- sallypursell, pan0ramix,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Alternate history dystopia. Fascist US. DNF
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por Sam J. Miller
744 miembros
27 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 303
Puntuacion 1
Añadido 2018-11-27, 09:18 AM
- 2 Members
- sallypursell, pan0ramix,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Did not finish.
