Best Dystopias

1
1984
de George Orwell
81,973 membres
1,272 critiques
4.2
142 Members
timspalding, Edward, Aquila, macha, gilroy, WalkerMedia, rosalita, hipdeep, daschaich, conceptDawg, devenish, psybre, slaytoo, lquilter, wademlee, tyrosine, ayaeckel, longway, paradoxosalpha, lawecon, rajukv, EerierIdyllMeme, reakendera, zhejw, enrique_molinero, 1morechapter, BookWallah, amysisson, Mithalogica, prosfilaes, zwelbast, nathanm, LittleTaiko, abbottthomas, southernbooklady, guyalice, feeling.is.first, kiwiflowa, Aerrin99, DevourerOfBooks, Mr.Durick, norabelle414, aulsmith, EmScape, javagal, rossarn, Tomleesteenboek, belgrade18, asalamon, m_island, roby72, andejons, kamelaryan, amanda4242, zdufran, UrliMancati, otori, merrystar, skullduggery, blackdove07, geitebukkeskjegg, quigui, aethercowboy, MMSequeira, deldevries, jerry-book, Myyst, Jeffsul, sturlington, ncgraham, susiesharp, tottman, Tigardite, chiefyg, Jubercat, souloftherose, elkiedee, Joybee, susanbooks, brightcopy, srtsrt, LovingLit, LTFL_UWCSEA, LisaMaria_C, Simone2, JGKC, BLBera, Dilara86, Devlindusty, dste, aadyer, leigonj, Diane-Eris, dwacker, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, crazylilcuban, electrice, Jennine, lovelyluck, JuliaMaria, Jarandel, LVassmer, John_Vaughan, Bretzky1, brianst, BomboChipolata, Gwee, gypsysmom, trisarahdactyl, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, cszimmer, Ignatius777, matthewmason, literary.jess, kara.shamy, deerhorne, Mainlyme, jvnoland, Paulo.Borghi, cdwentworth, IrishMaher98, JMarcelo, nicoleop, PoetVictoria, rudeJARHEAD, flicka82, Saultimate, nordiiin, FranzK72, BelindaHolder, enikokiraly, DarnellHaydenWood, hosehead51, foropeza1, ManWithAnAgenda, Unmoved-Mover, jhensen76, skid0612, PlatinumWarlock,_Zoe_ ,absurdeist , ,icallithunger
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Le Procès
de Franz Kafka
19,896 membres
237 critiques
4
17 Members
macha, psybre, Moomin_Mama, roby72, aethercowboy, Myyst, cataloga, thecoroner, Simone2, alex68, Gwee, Ignatius777, kara.shamy, Saultimate, joulu, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
35
The Chrysalids
de John Wyndham
4,740 membres
122 critiques
3.9
15 Members
Edward, devenish, psybre, mkjones, EerierIdyllMeme, Lispeace, ethayer, DeltaQueen50, SylviaC, chiefyg, Jennine, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Mainlyme, Mal0061
37
L'aveuglement
de José Saramago
13,043 membres
390 critiques
4.1
16 Members
ayaeckel, Moomin_Mama, LittleTaiko, Lispeace, ethayer, roby72, deebee1, aethercowboy, deldevries, thecoroner, Simone2, BLBera, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
39
Le maître du Haut Château
de Philip K. Dick
13,805 membres
357 critiques
½ 3.7
19 Members
macha, rajukv, cthulhuslibrarian, southernbooklady, antiquary, Lispeace, ethayer, rgb, blackdove07, aethercowboy, Myyst, BLBera, leigonj, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, electrice, gypsysmom, joulu, ManWithAnAgenda,andyl ,psybre ,aulsmith ,Jarandel
Explications
aulsmith : Doesn't fit my definition of dystopia
40
Le troupeau aveugle
de John Brunner
1,656 membres
38 critiques
3.9
13 Members
macha, slaytoo, AsYouKnow_Bob, mkjones, EerierIdyllMeme, Moomin_Mama, Helcura, absurdeist, antiquary, geitebukkeskjegg, chiefyg, jvnoland, RBette1299
41
Le Samouraï virtuel
de Neal Stephenson
20,170 membres
398 critiques
4.1
17 Members
macha, hipdeep, tyrosine, lawecon, rajukv, EerierIdyllMeme, ben.wildeboer, aethercowboy, deldevries, chiefyg, rretzler, BomboChipolata, Gwee, gypsysmom, ahef1963, cszimmer, ManWithAnAgenda,
Explications
: Good book, but not IMO a dystopia.
42
Anthem : (Hymne)
de Ayn Rand
10,589 membres
207 critiques
½ 3.6
20 Members
rosalita, 1morechapter, Lispeace, ethayer, amanda4242, zdufran, leahbird, MMSequeira, chiefyg, Jubercat, LisaMaria_C, rretzler, JuliaMaria, Gwee, cszimmer, deerhorne, jvnoland, Peace2, dsp501, NoodleBot, ,psybre ,paradoxosalpha ,lawecon , ,sturlington ,Bluewolf0411 ,
Explications
sturlington : Hate Rand.
44
Neuromancien
de William Gibson
23,062 membres
379 critiques
3.9
17 Members
macha, hipdeep, psybre, EerierIdyllMeme, Moomin_Mama, southernbooklady, Aerrin99, Aninja, ben.wildeboer, aethercowboy, deldevries, Myyst, aadyer, rretzler, Gwee, gypsysmom, joulu,andyl ,enrique_molinero ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,Jarandel
Explications
aulsmith : Doesn't fit my definition of dystopia.
45
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
de Ursula K. Le Guin
662 membres
30 critiques
½ 4.3
13 Members
timspalding, feeling.is.first, antiquary, norabelle414, ethayer, amanda4242, jerry-book, Myyst, chiefyg, rretzler, Gwee, kthxy, dianeham,
46
Le Cercle
de Dave Eggers
5,884 membres
420 critiques
½ 3.4
13 Members
timspalding, rajukv, ethayer, arne.frey, aethercowboy, chiefyg, LovingLit, Simone2, vwinsloe, JuliaMaria, Gwee, DarnellHaydenWood, skid0612
48
Un bonheur insoutenable
de Ira Levin
1,297 membres
37 critiques
3.8
12 Members
devenish, chlorine, lawecon, Lispeace, ethayer, geitebukkeskjegg, MMSequeira, chiefyg, Jarandel, Gwee, jvnoland, lilacwest,Bluewolf0411
49
Tous à Zanzibar
de John Brunner
3,211 membres
52 critiques
3.9
13 Members
macha, slaytoo, AsYouKnow_Bob, ayaeckel, mkjones, Helcura, absurdeist, antiquary, geitebukkeskjegg, aethercowboy, chiefyg, souloftherose, jvnoland,aulsmith ,sturlington
Explications
aulsmith : Doesn't fit my definition of dystopia
sturlington : Abandoned.
50
Interface
de M. T. Anderson
5,160 membres
433 critiques
3.8
13 Members
SqueakyChu, foggidawn, keristars, zhejw, fabtk, ethayer, zdufran, chiefyg, JudeKuipers, dgoo, rretzler, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,_Zoe_ ,Bluewolf0411 ,literary.jess
51
Dhalgren
de Samuel R. Delany
3,734 membres
74 critiques
3.8
10 Members
macha, psybre, mkjones, southernbooklady, ethayer, rgb, srtsrt, Dilara86, gypsysmom, dianeham
52
Le talon de fer
de Jack London
1,484 membres
38 critiques
½ 3.4
10 Members
AsYouKnow_Bob, antiquary, Lispeace, ethayer, geitebukkeskjegg, ncgraham, chiefyg, leigonj, Gwee, skid0612
53
I Am Legend {story collection}
de Richard Matheson
7,767 membres
247 critiques
3.9
13 Members
Moomin_Mama, aethercowboy, jerry-book, rretzler, Dalar, cszimmer, Ignatius777, deerhorne, jvnoland, RBette1299, rudeJARHEAD, Saultimate, hosehead51,sturlington ,Bluewolf0411
Explications
sturlington : Not dystopian
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L'Unité
de Ninni Holmqvist
1,033 membres
106 critiques
½ 3.7
10 Members
psybre, Chatterbox, 1morechapter, Lispeace, Jubercat, susanbooks, vwinsloe, rretzler, electrice, ManWithAnAgenda
55
L'Utopie
de Thomas More
11,836 membres
117 critiques
½ 3.5
11 Members
Mithalogica, southernbooklady, Lispeace, Aninja, ethayer, arne.frey, aethercowboy, Gwee, joulu, FranzK72, DarnellHaydenWood,Bretzky1
Explications
Bretzky1: While some might consider More's invented land to be a dystopia, it certainly was not his intent to portray one.
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Silo
de Hugh Howey
6,577 membres
379 critiques
4.1
10 Members
merrystar, jerry-book, eclecticdodo, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, kara.shamy, jvnoland, KateMeyer, KristyCooper, hosehead51
59
La main gauche de la nuit
de Ursula K. Le Guin
15,964 membres
384 critiques
4
17 Members
macha, hipdeep, ijustgetbored, southernbooklady, Aerrin99, belgrade18, ethayer, jerry-book, chiefyg, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, rretzler, Jarandel, Gwee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, KristyCooper,Edward ,andyl , ,Aquila ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda ,skid0612
Explications
: Great book. Not even remotely a dystopia.
skid0612 : Great book, wrong category
60
Le dernier rivage
de Nevil Shute
4,887 membres
177 critiques
3.9
12 Members
devenish, lawecon, krazy4katz, DeltaQueen50, jerry-book, Simone2, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jennine, Mainlyme, RBette1299,psybre ,aulsmith ,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Not dystopian
61
Gathering Blue
de Lois Lowry
9,614 membres
293 critiques
3.8
10 Members
keristars, 1morechapter, ethayer, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, cszimmer, literary.jess,Bluewolf0411
62
MaddAddam
de Margaret Atwood
3,540 membres
153 critiques
3.9
9 Members
sturlington, srtsrt, BLBera, Diane-Eris, gypsysmom, jvnoland, PoetVictoria, SkippyRoxy, KristyCooper
63
Écarlate
de Hillary Jordan
1,647 membres
172 critiques
½ 3.7
8 Members
capriciousreader, lahochstetler, claire.rivers, ethayer, skullduggery, chiefyg, BLBera, crazylilcuban
64
Alas, Babylon
de Pat Frank
4,941 membres
144 critiques
4
9 Members
rosalita, keristars, jerry-book, sturlington, Jubercat, srtsrt, Bluewolf0411, RBette1299, Rosenort,lawecon
65
La parabole des talents
de Octavia E. Butler
3,557 membres
96 critiques
4.1
9 Members
psybre, southernbooklady, sturlington, Dilara86, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, jvnoland, KristyCooper, ManWithAnAgenda
66
Feed
de Mira Grant
3,372 membres
279 critiques
3.8
9 Members
lawecon, Aerrin99, nancyewhite, ethayer, bestem, aethercowboy, tottman, electrice, BomboChipolata,sturlington ,Bluewolf0411
Explications
67
La Kallocaïne
de Karin Boye
812 membres
23 critiques
3.8
7 Members
ethayer, andejons, geitebukkeskjegg, auntSteelbreaker, chiefyg, Dilara86, Gwee
68
Terminus les étoiles
de Alfred Bester
6,295 membres
175 critiques
4
11 Members
psybre, rajukv, southernbooklady, Lispeace, ethayer, amanda4242, merrystar, aethercowboy, jerry-book, rretzler, gypsysmom,aulsmith ,BomboChipolata
69
Promise
de Ally Condie
9,368 membres
639 critiques
½ 3.6
9 Members
ethayer, bestem, zdufran, AnaV93, bostonterrier2, literary.jess, lilacwest, flicka82, DarnellHaydenWood,aethercowboy ,Bluewolf0411 ,icallithunger
70
Enig Marcheur
de Russell Hoban
1,335 membres
25 critiques
4.2
6 Members
mkjones, Moomin_Mama, absurdeist, abbottthomas, ethayer, isomerase,andyl
71
Le club des policiers yiddish
de Michael Chabon
10,380 membres
421 critiques
3.8
10 Members
rajukv, EerierIdyllMeme, krazy4katz, aethercowboy, BLBera, rretzler, electrice, gypsysmom, ahef1963, SkippyRoxy, ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,KristyCooper
Explications
: Great book. Not a dystopia.
aulsmith : Doesn't fit my definition of dystopia
sturlington : Alternate history
72
La Cité de l'ombre
de Jeanne DuPrau
10,706 membres
412 critiques
3.8
7 Members
tyrosine, amanda4242, leahbird, rretzler, cej1027, KristyCooper, ManWithAnAgenda
73
Marche ou crève
de Stephen King
5,199 membres
119 critiques
4
7 Members
rosalita, Lispeace, aeleone, Bluewolf0411, Ignatius777, deerhorne, rudeJARHEAD
74
La Terre demeure
de George R. Stewart
3,632 membres
115 critiques
3.9
6 Members
tyrosine, Moomin_Mama, jerry-book, sturlington, srtsrt, RBette1299
75
Running Man
de Stephen King
3,836 membres
76 critiques
½ 3.6
7 Members
hipdeep, Lispeace, chiefyg, Jennine, Ignatius777, rudeJARHEAD, flicka82
76
La maison du scorpion
de Nancy Farmer
5,997 membres
238 critiques
4.1
6 Members
foggidawn, cthulhuslibrarian, VictoriaPL, aeleone, dste, Gwee,Bluewolf0411
77
La Planète des singes
de Pierre Boulle
2,787 membres
73 critiques
3.8
7 Members
devenish, amysisson, zdufran, aethercowboy, chiefyg, electrice, DebbieBenfield_007,Bluewolf0411
78
Camp Concentration
de Thomas M. Disch
1,124 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.6
6 Members
andyl, macha, aulsmith, ethayer, Gwee, gypsysmom,lennylehnertz
79
The Last Ship
de William Brinkley
606 membres
19 critiques
½ 3.4
6 Members
tyrosine, rajukv, jerry-book, chiefyg, Bluewolf0411, DarnellHaydenWood
80
Dissipatio H.G.: The Vanishing
de Guido Morselli
227 membres
4 critiques
½ 3.5
5 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Gwee, FranzK72
81
Station eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,699 membres
779 critiques
4.1
7 Members
EerierIdyllMeme, deldevries, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, kara.shamy,Aquila
82
The Book of the New Sun
de Gene Wolfe
635 membres
9 critiques
½ 4.3
6 Members
macha, southernbooklady, ethayer, rgb, jerry-book, Dalar,
Explications
: Not a dystopia.
83
L'Obscurité du dehors
de Cormac McCarthy
2,076 membres
47 critiques
3.9
4 Members
ijustgetbored, ethayer, gonzobrarian, SkippyRoxy
84
Cartographie des nuages
de David Mitchell
17,691 membres
682 critiques
4.1
6 Members
aethercowboy, deldevries, BLBera, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, SarahFPeterson,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : One of the interconnected stories is dystopian; I'm not sure that makes the whole book dystopian, but it's worth reading.
85
Je suis une légende
de Richard Matheson
4,834 membres
190 critiques
4
7 Members
blackdove07, aethercowboy, jerry-book, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Ignatius777, flying_monkeys,sturlington ,Bluewolf0411
Explications
sturlington : On the list twice.
86
L'autre moitie de l'homme
de Joanna Russ
2,185 membres
57 critiques
½ 3.5
6 Members
macha, psybre, southernbooklady, Lispeace, ethayer, gypsysmom
87
L'Âge de cristal
de William F. Nolan
1,226 membres
35 critiques
½ 3.4
6 Members
southernbooklady, jerry-book, srtsrt, Gwee, gypsysmom, skid0612
88
Sous la peau
de Michel Faber
2,463 membres
121 critiques
½ 3.7
5 Members
SqueakyChu, Lispeace, ethayer, Jubercat, Simone2
89
Le livre des choses étranges et nouvelles
de Michel Faber
2,204 membres
134 critiques
½ 3.7
5 Members
Simone2, vwinsloe, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Peace2
90
Postman
de David Brin
4,163 membres
90 critiques
½ 3.7
7 Members
rosalita, tyrosine, merrystar, jerry-book, srtsrt, rretzler, Gwee,Bretzky1
91
Méridien de sang
de Cormac McCarthy
11,575 membres
272 critiques
4.2
7 Members
ijustgetbored, Lispeace, gonzobrarian, chiefyg, Gwee, kara.shamy, lennylehnertz,sturlington ,Bluewolf0411 ,hosehead51
Explications
sturlington : Not dystopia.
Bluewolf0411: Not dystopia.
92
La Machine s'arrête
de E. M. Forster
676 membres
41 critiques
3.9
4 Members
Edward, chiefyg, brightcopy, gypsysmom
93
Delirium - Tome 1
de Lauren Oliver
6,195 membres
521 critiques
3.9
5 Members
AnaV93, dste, literary.jess, flicka82, DarnellHaydenWood,icallithunger
94
Un monde de femmes
de Sheri S. Tepper
2,160 membres
56 critiques
4
5 Members
macha, psybre, southernbooklady, chiefyg, gypsysmom
95
La Cité et les Astres
de Arthur C. Clarke
2,979 membres
56 critiques
3.9
5 Members
jerry-book, Jennine, gypsysmom, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda
96
Ashfall
de Mike Mullin
1,191 membres
145 critiques
3.9
5 Members
rosalita, ethayer, DeltaQueen50, susiesharp, dgoo,Bluewolf0411
97
Les Testaments
de Margaret Atwood
6,142 membres
225 critiques
4.1
5 Members
sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
98
Woman on the Edge of Time
de Marge Piercy
2,581 membres
52 critiques
3.9
4 Members
psybre, tyrosine, chiefyg, PoetVictoria
99
La guerre du bruit
de Patrick Ness
2,599 membres
154 critiques
4.1
5 Members
capriciousreader, rosalita, ethayer, skullduggery, dgoo,Bluewolf0411
100
Les douze
de Justin Cronin
3,562 membres
167 critiques
3.8
4 Members
sturlington, Bluewolf0411, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda