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
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La Route
de Cormac McCarthy
34,365 membres
1,404 critiques
4.1
Rang 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
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.
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Station eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,667 membres
777 critiques
4.1
Rang global 15
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
Explications
sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
3
Le dernier rivage
de Nevil Shute
4,880 membres
177 critiques
3.9
Rang global 24
13 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
Explications
sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
4
Alas, Babylon
de Pat Frank
4,931 membres
143 critiques
4
Rang global 62
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Classic post-nuclear war apocalyptic fiction. The residents of a small Florida town, having been alerted just prior to an all-out nuclear war, must struggle with the vagaries of small-town politics after the apocalypse.
5
World War Z
de Max Brooks
15,454 membres
713 critiques
4
Rang global 50
9 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
Explications
sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
6
La Terre demeure
de George R. Stewart
3,632 membres
115 critiques
3.9
Rang global 101
4 Members
sturlington, SonoranDreamer, Rosenort, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Classic post-apocalyptic novel. One of the few survivors of a plague attempts to rebuild society but instead must watch it erode to a primitive state.
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La servante écarlate
de Margaret Atwood
42,215 membres
1,137 critiques
4.1
Rang 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
Explications
sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
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Le dernier homme
de Margaret Atwood
16,997 membres
536 critiques
3.9
Rang 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
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
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Le temps du déluge
de Margaret Atwood
7,274 membres
362 critiques
3.9
Rang global 37
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
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MaddAddam
de Margaret Atwood
3,528 membres
153 critiques
3.9
Rang global 33
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
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Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,421 membres
1,272 critiques
4.1
Rang global 48
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
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Autorité
de Jeff VanderMeer
3,142 membres
178 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 208
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Dreesie,Rosenort
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to Annihilation.
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Acceptation
de Jeff VanderMeer
2,555 membres
134 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 209
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Dreesie,Rosenort
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to Authority.