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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Fahrenheit 451
de Ray Bradbury
53,883 membres
997 critiques
4
Rang global 1
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
1984
de George Orwell
81,917 membres
1,270 critiques
4.2
Rang global 2
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
La Ferme des animaux
de George Orwell
59,993 membres
883 critiques
4
Rang global 5
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
Le Passeur
de Lois Lowry
40,040 membres
1,585 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.
5
La stratégie Ender
de Orson Scott Card
41,108 membres
1,046 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.
6
Sa Majesté des Mouches
de William Golding
49,570 membres
745 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 6
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
Le Meilleur des mondes
de Aldous Huxley
53,878 membres
772 critiques
3.9
Rang global 3
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.