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 Ray Bradbury
53,803 membres
994 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
42,204 membres
1,136 critiques
4.1
Rang global 4
Score 29
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:22 PM
- 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.
3
53,814 membres
770 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.
4
81,812 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.
5
59,886 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.
6
49,526 membres
744 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 6
Score 22
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 22 Members
- BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84
- Explications
- sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
34,358 membres
1,404 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.
8
16,994 membres
536 critiques
3.9
Rang global 7
Score 21
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 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.
9
de Stephen King
4,576 membres
99 critiques
4.2
Rang global 8
Score 21
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 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.
10
11,653 membres
777 critiques
4.1
Rang global 15
Score 16
Ajouté 2014-09-20, 06:37 PM
- 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.
11
25,846 membres
386 critiques
4
Rang global 13
Score 16
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 16 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45
- Explications
- sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
12
19,238 membres
473 critiques
4
Rang global 11
Score 18
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 18 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
- Explications
- sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
13
de H. G. Wells
17,654 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.
14
41,080 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.
15
13,808 membres
357 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 22
Score 13
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 13 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
- Explications
- sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
16
23,036 membres
378 critiques
3.9
Rang global 30
Score 11
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 11 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Explications
- sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
17
14,007 membres
658 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.
18
10,188 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.
19
13,029 membres
389 critiques
4.1
Rang global 41
Score 8
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
- Explications
- sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
20
de H. G. Wells
18,367 membres
308 critiques
3.8
Rang global 59
Score 6
Ajouté 2014-05-19, 11:06 AM
- 6 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
- Explications
- sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
21
de Stephen King
13,545 membres
761 critiques
4.2
Rang global 51
Score 7
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:09 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- sturlington: Time travel and alternate history.
Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.
22
de M. R. Carey
5,305 membres
399 critiques
4
Rang global 76
Score 5
Ajouté 2014-09-19, 01:39 PM
- 6 Members
- rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
- Explications
- sturlington :
Zombie apocalypse
23
4,295 membres
87 critiques
3.8
Rang global 203
Score 2
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:39 PM
- 3 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, nagasravika.bodapati,sturlington
24
4,337 membres
73 critiques
3.9
Rang global 98
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-05-19, 09:46 AM
- 4 Members
- PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Explications
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
25
4,824 membres
189 critiques
4
Rang global 78
Score 5
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Explications
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
26
16,337 membres
777 critiques
3.8
Rang global 88
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Explications
- sturlington : YA dystopia series
27
de Stephen King
3,827 membres
76 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 100
Score 4
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:23 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Explications
- sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.
28
3,239 membres
253 critiques
3.8
Rang global 80
Score 5
Ajouté 2014-08-27, 01:56 PM
- 5 Members
- INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
- Explications
- sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
29
591 membres
11 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 176
Score 3
Ajouté 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, eclecticdodo, nagasravika.bodapati
- Explications
- sturlington: Several stories by PKD, including the title one, have dystopian themes.
30
de Lydia Millet
874 membres
45 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 113
Score 4
Ajouté 2021-01-25, 11:37 AM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, allyrod113