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

Fahrenheit 451

door Ray Bradbury

54,271 leden

1,006 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 1

38 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, Andrew_Orange, thehappyteacher, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
Verklaringen: sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.

Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd

door Margaret Atwood

42,676 leden

1,149 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 5

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 ,Andrew_Orange
Verklaringen: sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.

1984

door George Orwell

82,465 leden

1,276 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 2

31 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, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612, midget84
Verklaringen: sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.

De boerderij der dieren

door George Orwell

60,426 leden

892 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 4

28 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, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, Charon07, skid0612
Verklaringen: sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.

Heer der vliegen

door William Golding

49,927 leden

749 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 6

23 Members: BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84
Verklaringen: sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.

De weg roman

door Cormac McCarthy

34,611 leden

1,407 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 10

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
Verklaringen: 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.

Dromen androïden over elektrische schapen?

door Philip K. Dick

19,429 leden

476 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 11

18 Members: hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
Verklaringen: sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.

Oryx en Crake

door Margaret Atwood

17,032 leden

538 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 8

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.

Een loflied voor Leibowitz

door Walter M. Miller Jr.

11,805 leden

309 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 13

18 Members: ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, Andrew_Orange, 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*

De Triffids komen

door John Wyndham

7,512 leden

207 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 28

12 Members: ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
Verklaringen: sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.

Boze jongens

door Anthony Burgess

26,000 leden

389 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 17

16 Members: ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45,Andrew_Orange
Verklaringen: sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.

Zenumagiër

door William Gibson

23,151 leden

380 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 30

11 Members: hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Verklaringen: sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.

De tijdmachine

door H. G. Wells

17,825 leden

341 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 12

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.

Vlammen

door Suzanne Collins

49,590 leden

1,798 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 16

17 Members: amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113, izzy45,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,Lucy_Skywalker
Verklaringen: sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.

De laatste Martiaan en andere verhalen

door Ray Bradbury

16,732 leden

325 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 27

12 Members: ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Verklaringen: sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.

De ontheemde

door Ursula K. Le Guin

10,781 leden

268 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 19

15 Members: ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
Verklaringen: sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.
skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia

Station elf

door Emily St. John Mandel

11,849 leden

786 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 14

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.

De getekenden

door John Wyndham

4,783 leden

122 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 43

8 Members: ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Verklaringen: sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.

Het jaar van de vloed

door Margaret Atwood

7,333 leden

363 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 37

11 Members: ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
Verklaringen: sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.

MaddAddam

door Margaret Atwood

3,566 leden

154 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 33

12 Members: ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
Verklaringen: sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.

De Hongerspelen

door Suzanne Collins

64,904 leden

3,497 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 15

21 Members: KimarieBee, amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, Andrew_Orange, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, flemertown, ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,cej1027 ,Lucy_Skywalker ,DavidCady ,
Verklaringen: 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*

Spotgaai

door Suzanne Collins

45,617 leden

1,747 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 26

14 Members: ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, Andrew_Orange, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
Verklaringen: sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.

Geen kind en geen wieg

door Kurt Vonnegut

22,416 leden

301 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 18

15 Members: ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Verklaringen: sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.

De man in het hoge kasteel

door Philip K. Dick

13,906 leden

359 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 22

13 Members: ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
Verklaringen: sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.

Het einde van het begin

door Arthur C. Clarke

10,243 leden

232 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 35

11 Members: ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.
sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.

Parable of the Sower

door Octavia E. Butler

8,204 leden

239 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 24

13 Members: ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Verklaringen: 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.

Mona Lisa Overdrive

door William Gibson

7,317 leden

55 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 75

5 Members: ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Verklaringen: sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.

Splinter

door Larry Niven

6,368 leden

109 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 76

5 Members: KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
Verklaringen: sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.

Parable of the Talents

door Octavia E. Butler

3,605 leden

96 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 44

8 Members: ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Verklaringen: sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.

The Gate to Women's Country

door Sheri S. Tepper

2,171 leden

56 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 66

6 Members: ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
Verklaringen: sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.

De Twaalf

door Justin Cronin

3,592 leden

168 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 36

10 Members: youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Verklaringen: sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.

Laat me nooit alleen

door Kazuo Ishiguro

23,042 leden

941 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 21

14 Members: ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
Verklaringen: sturlington: Alternate history dystopia. Cloning and organ harvesting.

De eeuwige oorlog

door Joe Haldeman

9,453 leden

253 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 72

5 Members: ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Verklaringen: sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.

The Windup Girl

door Paolo Bacigalupi

6,250 leden

304 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 53

8 Members: aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Verklaringen: sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : RapeX1000. *shudder*

De hamer van Lucifer

door Larry Niven

4,329 leden

70 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 82

5 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Verklaringen: sturlington: A comet has slammed into the Earth, destroying all governing structures, and within weeks all of the survivors have reverted to feudalism, cannibalism and worse. Fun times.

A Gift Upon the Shore

door M. K. Wren

436 leden

17 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 89

5 Members: sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Verklaringen: sturlington: Post-nuclear war. Once the apocalypse is over with, two women survive on a farm on the Oregon coast while trying to preserve the remainder of mankind's knowledge and sparring with the ultra-Christian religious cult down the beach.

Wolkenatlas

door David Mitchell

17,787 leden

684 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 49

8 Members: PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
Verklaringen: sturlington: This novel takes place in many different time periods, one of which is a mega-corporation dystopia with cloning, and another is a post-apocalyptic scenario featuring a fictional dialect.

De planetenoorlog

door H. G. Wells

18,521 leden

310 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 59

6 Members: ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
Verklaringen: sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.

Gateway

door Frederik Pohl

4,676 leden

101 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 98

4 Members: sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Verklaringen: sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.

De vrouw-man

door Joanna Russ

2,198 leden

57 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 65

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.

Goud roem citrus roman

door Claire Vaye Watkins

667 leden

38 besprekingen

½ 3.3

Algemene Rangorde 118

4 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, Dreesie
Verklaringen: sturlington: Due to climate change, a gigantic sand dune has covered the Southwestern US.

334

door Thomas M. Disch

698 leden

18 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 173

3 Members: aulsmith, sallypursell, gypsysmom

Singer from the Sea

door Sheri S. Tepper

772 leden

8 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 170

3 Members: ShellyS, sallypursell, gypsysmom

Camp Concentration

door Thomas M. Disch

1,130 leden

30 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 155

3 Members: aulsmith, sallypursell, gypsysmom

Forty Signs of Rain

door Kim Stanley Robinson

1,429 leden

47 besprekingen

½ 3.4

Algemene Rangorde 110

4 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, pan0ramix
Verklaringen: sturlington: First in a trilogy. Climate change apocalypse.

Als laatste het hart

door Margaret Atwood

2,610 leden

151 besprekingen

½ 3.3

Algemene Rangorde 64

6 Members: sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
Verklaringen: sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.

Iedereen op Zanzibar

door John Brunner

3,221 leden

52 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 208

3 Members: aulsmith, PDE, gypsysmom,sturlington
Verklaringen: sturlington : Overpopulation dystopia. DNF

The Testament of Jessie Lamb

door Jane Rogers

378 leden

33 besprekingen

3.2

Algemene Rangorde 190

3 Members: sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom
Verklaringen: sturlington: All women who get pregnant die. On the YA border.

Countdown City

door Ben H. Winters

939 leden

99 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 114

4 Members: ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom
Verklaringen: sturlington: Sequel to The Last Policeman.

Ha'penny

door Jo Walton

770 leden

51 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 116

4 Members: aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
Verklaringen: sturlington: Sequel to Farthing.

The Water Knife

door Paolo Bacigalupi

1,827 leden

95 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 67

6 Members: hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
Verklaringen: sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.

Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume

door Ursula K. Le Guin

1,542 leden

24 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 69

6 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
Verklaringen: sturlington: Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.

Farthing

door Jo Walton

1,590 leden

114 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 87

5 Members: aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
Verklaringen: sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.

The Last Policeman

door Ben H. Winters

2,126 leden

185 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 86

5 Members: ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
Verklaringen: sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.

De Hondsster

door Peter Heller

2,916 leden

223 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 84

6 Members: BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Verklaringen: sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF

Dreamsnake

door Vonda N. McIntyre

1,894 leden

58 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 218

3 Members: ShellyS, rretzler, gypsysmom,sturlington
Verklaringen: sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF

Het vijfde seizoen

door N. K. Jemisin

8,143 leden

365 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 74

6 Members: sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Verklaringen: sturlington : DNF

All the Birds in the Sky

door Charlie Jane Anders

2,886 leden

179 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 136

4 Members: sallypursell, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy,rretzler
Verklaringen: rretzler : Ugh - I think magic and sci-fi in the same book ruined it for me.

The Rift

door Walter J. Williams

469 leden

10 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 247

2 Members: sallypursell, gypsysmom

The Power

door Naomi Alderman

4,806 leden

255 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 42

8 Members: sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
Verklaringen: sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.

Farnham's Freehold

door Robert A. Heinlein

2,994 leden

42 besprekingen

½ 3.3

Algemene Rangorde 331

Member: gypsysmom,aulsmith ,sturlington
Verklaringen: sturlington : Post-apocalyptic time travel and one of the worst novels I've ever read.

Company Town

door Madeline Ashby

490 leden

31 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 120

4 Members: hipdeep, sallypursell, BLBera, gypsysmom

Heerlijke nieuwe wereld

door Aldous Huxley

54,197 leden

774 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 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
Verklaringen: sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

door Kate Wilhelm

1,791 leden

66 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 57

7 Members: ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Verklaringen: sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.

The Wolves of Winter

door Tyrell Johnson

326 leden

30 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 257

2 Members: sallypursell, gypsysmom

Hoge Omens: de Oprechte en Secure voorspellingen van Agnes Nutter, een Heks

door Terry Pratchett

34,990 leden

794 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 46

7 Members: hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Verklaringen: sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.

The Machine Stops

door E. M. Forster

681 leden

41 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 117

4 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
Verklaringen: sturlington: Early dystopian/apocalyptic story. Technocracy collapses.