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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81,832 membres
1,268 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.
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59,896 membres
880 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.
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41,064 membres
1,045 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 20
Score 13
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 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.
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6,213 membres
303 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*
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de John Brunner
3,207 membres
52 critiques
3.9
Rang global 207
Score 2
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:38 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, PDE, gypsysmom,sturlington
- Explications
- sturlington : Overpopulation dystopia. DNF
6
de John Brunner
1,653 membres
38 critiques
3.9
Rang global 220
Score 2
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:39 PM
- 2 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell
7
de Jo Walton
1,582 membres
114 critiques
3.9
Rang global 84
Score 5
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Explications
- sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
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1,123 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 153
Score 3
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:38 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, gypsysmom
9
de Jo Walton
765 membres
51 critiques
3.9
Rang global 114
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 4 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Explications
- sturlington: Sequel to Farthing.
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548 membres
11 critiques
½ 4.5
Rang global 241
Score 2
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:25 PM
- 2 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell
12
1,106 membres
23 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 155
Score 3
Ajouté 2014-07-11, 10:30 AM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, allyrod113
- Explications
- aulsmith: The apocalypse was only in the US, but that's all we get to see.
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11,730 membres
306 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*
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3,408 membres
127 critiques
4
Rang global 55
Score 7
Ajouté 2014-09-20, 06:39 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
- Explications
- sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
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1,119 membres
30 critiques
3.8
Rang global 111
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-07-10, 01:54 PM
- 4 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness
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de C. S. Lewis
10,997 membres
163 critiques
3.8
Rang global 196
Score 2
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:32 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
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de C. S. Lewis
8,806 membres
106 critiques
3.8
Rang global 123
Score 3
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:33 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,aulsmith ,sturlington
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3,701 membres
217 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 130
Score 3
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:57 PM
- 5 Members
- mkbird, sallypursell, sturlington, ahef1963, allyrod113,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- sturlington: Alternate history steampunk. Seattle overtaken by zombies. First in a series.
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2,318 membres
65 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 137
Score 3
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:43 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington,aulsmith
- Explications
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia with a noir theme.
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2,062 membres
56 critiques
3.8
Rang global 214
Score 2
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 3 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy,aulsmith
- Explications
- sturlington: Repression of religion on a dystopian alien planet.
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1,611 membres
31 critiques
3.8
Rang global 323
Score 0
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 2 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington,aulsmith ,merrystar
- Explications
- sturlington: Time travel fantasy with an apocalyptic future.
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2,978 membres
42 critiques
½ 3.3
Rang global 327
Score -1
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:37 PM
- Member
- gypsysmom,aulsmith ,sturlington
- Explications
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic time travel and one of the worst novels I've ever read.
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10,190 membres
228 critiques
3.9
Rang global 35
Score 10
Ajouté 2014-05-15, 04:10 PM
- 11 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Explications
- aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
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de Geoff Ryman
730 membres
17 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 304
Score 1
Ajouté 2014-07-10, 01:59 PM
- 2 Members
- mkbird, Her_Royal_Orangeness,aulsmith
- Explications
- aulsmith : I thought this was more speculation on trans-humanism than a dystopia or post-apocolyptic
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354 membres
9 critiques
½ 3.4
Rang global 324
Score 0
Ajouté 2014-07-10, 01:56 PM
- Member
- sturlington,aulsmith
- Explications
- aulsmith : This really isn't a very good book compared to her others. I'd give it a miss.sturlington: Futuristic underwater city, social class divides (I don't remember this one very well).
