Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature
- Description
- 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
11,762 membres
308 critiques
3.9
Rang global 14
Score 16
Ajouté 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
- Explications
- 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*
2
10,721 membres
268 critiques
4.1
Rang global 19
Score 14
Ajouté 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
- Explications
- sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
3
9,403 membres
634 critiques
3.9
Rang global 32
Score 11
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Explications
- sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
4
de Ray Bradbury
53,982 membres
999 critiques
4
Rang global 1
Score 37
Ajouté 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
- Explications
- sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
5
5,600 membres
397 critiques
4
Rang global 60
Score 6
Ajouté 2015-03-26, 10:52 AM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
6
42,360 membres
1,141 critiques
4.1
Rang global 4
Score 29
Ajouté 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
- Explications
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
7
82,066 membres
1,273 critiques
4.2
Rang global 2
Score 30
Ajouté 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
- Explications
- sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
8
60,100 membres
885 critiques
4
Rang global 5
Score 27
Ajouté 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
- Explications
- sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
9
34,461 membres
1,406 critiques
4.1
Rang global 10
Score 19
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 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
- Explications
- 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.
10
de John Wyndham
7,467 membres
207 critiques
4
Rang global 27
Score 12
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
- Explications
- sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
11
53,952 membres
772 critiques
3.9
Rang global 3
Score 30
Ajouté 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
- Explications
- sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
12
19,315 membres
475 critiques
4
Rang global 11
Score 18
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 18 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
- Explications
- sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
13
16,972 membres
536 critiques
3.9
Rang global 7
Score 21
Ajouté 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
- Explications
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
14
6,231 membres
304 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 53
Score 7
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 8 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Explications
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.Her_Royal_Orangeness :
RapeX1000. *shudder*
15
4,833 membres
190 critiques
4
Rang global 78
Score 5
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Explications
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
16
de J.T.R. Brown
6 membres
1 critique
½ 4.5
Rang global 277
Score 2
Ajouté 2015-07-23, 05:59 PM
- 2 Members
- sallypursell, Jarandel
17
- 2 Members
- sallypursell, Jarandel