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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de Ray Bradbury
53,871 membres
996 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.
2
81,903 membres
1,270 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.
3
59,974 membres
882 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.
4
53,874 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.
5
41,100 membres
1,046 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.
6
de Ray Bradbury
16,620 membres
323 critiques
4.1
Rang global 25
Score 12
Ajouté 2014-05-18, 10:37 AM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Explications
- sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
7
- 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
8,459 membres
214 critiques
3.8
Rang global 26
Score 12
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 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.
9
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, rretzler, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Explications
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic. When the end of America comes, what is the one thing that can bring us back from the brink of complete anarchy? That's right: the U.S. Postal Service.
10
- 3 Members
- merrystar, sallypursell, sturlington
- Explications
- sturlington: Dystopian near-future. Climate change, misuse of technology.
12
de C. S. Lewis
8,276 membres
88 critiques
3.8
Rang global 91
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
13
de C. S. Lewis
8,813 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
14
de C. S. Lewis
11,009 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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1,612 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.
