Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

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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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Profil de Verkruissen
1
Station eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,660 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.
2
MaddAddam
de Margaret Atwood
3,527 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.
3
La parabole du semeur
de Octavia E. Butler
8,082 membres
237 critiques
4.1
Rang global 23
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Explications
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.
4
Le Fleau
de Stephen King
4,577 membres
99 critiques
4.2
Rang global 8
21 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, jasmaynard, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, BlueHeaven1969, SENSpence, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
Explications
sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
5
Auprès de moi toujours
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,792 membres
938 critiques
3.8
Rang global 21
14 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
Explications
sturlington: Alternate history dystopia. Cloning and organ harvesting.
6
Le passage
de Justin Cronin
9,378 membres
632 critiques
3.9
Rang global 32
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.
7
Silo
de Hugh Howey
6,563 membres
379 critiques
4.1
Rang global 28
12 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
8
Les douze
de Justin Cronin
3,556 membres
166 critiques
3.8
Rang global 36
10 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
9
Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,417 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.
10
Celle qui a tous les dons
de M. R. Carey
5,306 membres
399 critiques
4
Rang global 76
6 Members
rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
11
La Constellation du Chien
de Peter Heller
2,877 membres
221 critiques
3.9
Rang global 81
6 Members
BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
12
Vox
de Christina Dalcher
1,533 membres
117 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 68
7 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
13
Les Heures rouges
de Leni Zumas
1,127 membres
61 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 85
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
14
L'âge des miracles
de Karen Thompson Walker
3,316 membres
335 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 102
4 Members
sallypursell, SylviaC, sturlington, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Environmental collapse from slowing of Earth's rotation.
15
The City of Mirrors
de Justin Cronin
1,884 membres
92 critiques
4
Rang global 105
4 Members
sturlington, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, allyrod113
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to The Twelve
16
Écarlate
de Hillary Jordan
1,647 membres
172 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 108
4 Members
sturlington, BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which abortion is illegal.
17
Les Testaments
de Margaret Atwood
6,118 membres
224 critiques
4.1
Rang global 95
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
18
Qui a peur de la mort ?
de Nnedi Okorafor
2,212 membres
107 critiques
3.8
Rang global 140
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Far future post-apocalyptic Africa.
19
The End of the World Running Club
de Adrian J. Walker
441 membres
32 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 183
3 Members
sallypursell, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
20
The Silence
de Tim Lebbon
298 membres
12 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 191
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Ravenous monsters who hunt by sound rapidly take over the planet.
21
Les Buveurs de lumière
de Jenni Fagan
418 membres
91 critiques
½ 3.4
Rang global 249
2 Members
sallypursell, Verkruissen
22
The Wolf Road
de Beth Lewis
520 membres
106 critiques
3.9
Rang global 307
2 Members
sallypursell, Verkruissen,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Set after nuclear war has caused a regression of civilization. DNF
23
Le Passeur
de Lois Lowry
39,993 membres
1,583 critiques
4.2
Rang global 9
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.
24
La Route
de Cormac McCarthy
34,362 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.
25
Hunger Games - Tome 1
de Suzanne Collins
64,341 membres
3,479 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 17
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*
26
La stratégie Ender
de Orson Scott Card
41,064 membres
1,045 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 20
15 Members
BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Verkruissen, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
27
La servante écarlate
de Margaret Atwood
42,209 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.
28
Le dernier homme
de Margaret Atwood
16,996 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.
29
Je suis une légende
de Richard Matheson
4,825 membres
189 critiques
4
Rang global 78
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Explications
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
30
Bird Box
de Josh Malerman
3,239 membres
254 critiques
3.8
Rang global 80
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
31
La Forêt des Damnés
de Carrie Ryan
4,059 membres
383 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 128
4 Members
sallypursell, Lucy_Skywalker, Verkruissen, awarren1,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : YA zombie apocalypse.
32
Carbone modifié
de Richard K. Morgan
6,960 membres
216 critiques
4
Rang global 124
4 Members
ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411
Explications
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia with noir themes. First in a series.
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Nous autres
de Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,453 membres
214 critiques
3.8
Rang global 26
13 Members
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
Explications
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.