Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

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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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The Gate to Women's Country
door Sheri S. Tepper
2,158 leden
56 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 66
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sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
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Parable of the Sower
door Octavia E. Butler
8,100 leden
239 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 23
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sturlington: Feminist dystopia. Society has completely collapsed, and a young woman is driven from her home after her neighborhood is burned and her family murdered. Despite the violence and hopelessness that surrounds her, she is determined to spread her spiritual message.
3
Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd
door Margaret Atwood
42,258 leden
1,139 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 4
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sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
4
Earth Abides
door George R. Stewart
3,632 leden
115 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 101
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sturlington: Classic post-apocalyptic novel. One of the few survivors of a plague attempts to rebuild society but instead must watch it erode to a primitive state.
5
Moederland
door Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,602 leden
70 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 56
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sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
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De ontheemde
door Ursula K. Le Guin
10,695 leden
268 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 19
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sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.
skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
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Als laatste het hart
door Margaret Atwood
2,588 leden
150 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 64
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sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
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Oryx en Crake
door Margaret Atwood
17,013 leden
536 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 7
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sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
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Het jaar van de vloed
door Margaret Atwood
7,280 leden
362 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 37
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sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
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MaddAddam
door Margaret Atwood
3,538 leden
153 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 33
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sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
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The Power
door Naomi Alderman
4,744 leden
254 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 42
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sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
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De scherpschutter
door Stephen King
22,752 leden
493 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 87
4 Members
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sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
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Het teken van drie
door Stephen King
15,901 leden
243 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 121
3 Members
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sturlington: Sequel to The Gunslinger.
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Het verloren rijk
door Stephen King
14,038 leden
195 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 122
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sturlington: Sequel to The Drawing of the Three.
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De Hongerspelen
door Suzanne Collins
64,456 leden
3,484 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 17
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sturlington: Televised survival contests. Post-apocalyptic future America. Probably the best of the recent YA dystopias.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : "We're in a battle for our lives so why don't we go in this cave and make out for awhile?" *eyeroll*
16
Spotgaai
door Suzanne Collins
45,159 leden
1,741 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 29
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sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
17
Vlammen
door Suzanne Collins
49,103 leden
1,792 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 18
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sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
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Heerlijke nieuwe wereld
door Aldous Huxley
53,882 leden
772 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 3
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sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
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1984
door George Orwell
81,926 leden
1,270 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 2
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sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
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De boerderij der dieren
door George Orwell
59,992 leden
883 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 5
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sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
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The Giver
door Lois Lowry
40,049 leden
1,585 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 9
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sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
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De tijdmachine
door H. G. Wells
17,679 leden
338 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 12
17 Members
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sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
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De laatste Martiaan en andere verhalen
door Ray Bradbury
16,623 leden
323 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 25
12 Members
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sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
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Wij
door Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,456 leden
214 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 26
13 Members
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sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
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Het woud der belofte
door Jean Hegland
1,536 leden
49 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 58
7 Members
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sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
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Fahrenheit 451
door Ray Bradbury
53,889 leden
998 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 1
37 Members
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sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
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Heer der vliegen
door William Golding
49,574 leden
745 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 6
22 Members
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sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
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Gevangen
door Stephen King
11,637 leden
452 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 52
8 Members
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sturlington: A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.
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Boze jongens
door Anthony Burgess
25,880 leden
389 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 13
16 Members
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sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.