Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature
- Beschrijving
- 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
door Ray Bradbury
53,880 leden
997 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 1
Score 37
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
door Aldous Huxley
53,878 leden
772 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 3
Score 30
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
door Margaret Atwood
42,252 leden
1,138 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 4
Score 29
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
4
door George Orwell
81,916 leden
1,270 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 2
Score 30
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
5
door Kurt Vonnegut
22,311 leden
300 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 16
Score 15
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 15 Members
- ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
6
door George Orwell
59,990 leden
883 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 5
Score 27
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
7
door Margaret Atwood
17,013 leden
536 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 7
Score 21
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
8
11,691 leden
779 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 15
Score 16
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
9
door Marge Piercy
2,580 leden
52 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 82
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:40 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
10
door Joanna Russ
2,183 leden
57 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 65
Score 6
Toegevoegd 2014-06-21, 10:17 AM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
11
door Nevil Shute
4,883 leden
177 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 24
Score 13
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 13 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
12
door William Golding
49,570 leden
745 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 6
Score 22
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
13
door Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,741 leden
308 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 14
Score 16
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- 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*
14
door José Saramago
13,038 leden
390 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 41
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
15
door Simon Jimenez
504 leden
31 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 309
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2023-01-02, 01:10 PM
- Member
- Charon07
16
door H. G. Wells
17,677 leden
338 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 12
Score 17
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
17
door Geoff Ryman
864 leden
31 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 163
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2018-07-12, 02:17 PM
- 3 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Charon07
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Near-future technological dystopia; culture clash in Asian village.
18
door Stephen King
4,581 leden
99 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 8
Score 21
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
19
door Mark Dunn
3,941 leden
259 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 63
Score 6
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:44 PM
- 6 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
