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
de John Wyndham
7,451 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.
2
de H. G. Wells
17,688 membres
338 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 12
Score 17
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:29 PM
- 17 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Explications
- sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
3
de Larry Niven
6,338 membres
108 critiques
3.9
Rang global 74
Score 5
Ajouté 2014-05-18, 12:33 PM
- 5 Members
- KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
- Explications
- sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
4
34,419 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.
5
de Lois Lowry
40,068 membres
1,586 critiques
4.2
Rang global 9
Score 20
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 21 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, midget84,Lucy_Skywalker
- Explications
- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
6
64,475 membres
3,485 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 17
Score 14
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 20 Members
- KimarieBee, amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,cej1027 ,Lucy_Skywalker ,DavidCady ,
- Explications
- sturlington: Televised survival contests. Post-apocalyptic future America. Probably the best of the recent YA dystopias.Her_Royal_Orangeness :
"We're in a battle for our lives so why don't we go in this cave and make out for awhile?" *eyeroll*
7
20,159 membres
398 critiques
4.1
Rang global 34
Score 10
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 10 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
8
14,041 membres
660 critiques
3.9
Rang global 31
Score 11
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
9
25,384 membres
1,437 critiques
4
Rang global 40
Score 8
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 10 Members
- KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
- Explications
- sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
10
520 membres
31 critiques
3.8
Rang global 180
Score 3
Ajouté 2017-12-18, 02:23 PM
- 3 Members
- KimarieBee, sallypursell, sturlington
- Explications
- sturlington: Several girls are imprisoned in a remote compound on the Outback by a corporation for being involved in public sex scandals.