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

Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd

door Margaret Atwood

42,248 leden

1,138 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 4

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.

De boerderij der dieren

door George Orwell

59,979 leden

882 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 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
Verklaringen: sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.

MaddAddam

door Margaret Atwood

3,538 leden

153 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.

Het jaar van de vloed

door Margaret Atwood

7,280 leden

362 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.

Oryx en Crake

door Margaret Atwood

17,013 leden

536 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 7

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.

Het meisje met alle gaven

door M. R. Carey

5,318 leden

401 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 76

6 Members: rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Verklaringen: sturlington : Zombie apocalypse

Stralende dagen

door Michael Cunningham

1,986 leden

48 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 144

3 Members: sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, kara.shamy
Verklaringen: sturlington: Set in three different times; the last is a futuristic dystopia.

The Machine Stops

door E. M. Forster

676 leden

41 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 115

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

Heer der vliegen

door William Golding

49,566 leden

745 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 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
Verklaringen: sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.

Always Coming Home

door Ursula K. Le Guin

2,135 leden

22 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 142

3 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy
Verklaringen: sturlington: Post-apocalyptic anarchist utopia. It is the far, far future, and the only remnants of the past are a network of computers. This book collects the stories, poetry and rituals of the Kesh, who have built a primitive utopia on the ashes of civilization.

De ontheemde

door Ursula K. Le Guin

10,697 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

Meester dromer

door Ursula K. Le Guin

6,513 leden

195 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 94

6 Members: PDE, sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,Lucy_Skywalker ,skid0612
Verklaringen: sturlington: Alternate realities include dystopian and apocalyptic possibilities.
Lucy_Skywalker : a great book, indeed, but it's not really a dystopia

De vertelling

door Ursula K. Le Guin

2,064 leden

56 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 214

3 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy,aulsmith
Verklaringen: sturlington: Repression of religion on a dystopian alien planet.

De beproeving

door Stephen King

4,581 leden

99 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 8

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.

Gevangen

door Stephen King

11,636 leden

452 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 52

8 Members: sturlington, cataloga, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: sturlington: A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.

22-11-1963

door Stephen King

13,557 leden

761 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 51

8 Members: sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: sturlington: Time travel and alternate history. Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.

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

door Ursula K. Le Guin

1,523 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.

Station elf

door Emily St. John Mandel

11,689 leden

779 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 15

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 weg roman

door Cormac McCarthy

34,404 leden

1,406 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.

Tijdmeters

door David Mitchell

4,984 leden

290 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 96

4 Members: PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
Verklaringen: sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.

Wolkenatlas

door David Mitchell

17,668 leden

682 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.

Bastaards

door Vladimir Nabokov

1,660 leden

25 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 291

Member: kara.shamy

Sleep Donation

door Karen Russell

347 leden

24 besprekingen

½ 3.4

Algemene Rangorde 254

2 Members: sallypursell, kara.shamy

CivilWarLand in Bad Decline

door George Saunders

2,032 leden

76 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 143

3 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy
Verklaringen: sturlington: Collection of short stories with dystopian themes.

Heerlijke nieuwe wereld

door Aldous Huxley

53,877 leden

772 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.

Silo

door Hugh Howey

6,571 leden

379 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 28

12 Members: merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
Verklaringen: sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.

The Windup Girl

door Paolo Bacigalupi

6,219 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 Oversteek

door Justin Cronin

9,389 leden

633 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 32

12 Members: ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Verklaringen: sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.

The Power

door Naomi Alderman

4,744 leden

254 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.

Feed

door M. T. Anderson

5,158 leden

433 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 77

5 Members: sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.

Het boek van wonderlijke nieuwe dingen

door Michel Faber

2,200 leden

134 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 141

3 Members: sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy
Verklaringen: sturlington: Set on an alien planet while apocalyptic collapse is going on back on Earth.

De stad van spiegels

door Justin Cronin

1,886 leden

93 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 105

4 Members: sturlington, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, allyrod113
Verklaringen: sturlington: Sequel to The Twelve

American War

door Omar El Akkad

1,832 leden

96 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 106

4 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy
Verklaringen: sturlington: Dystopian future in which outlawing of fossil fuels has sparked a second American Civil War.

Too Like the Lightning

door Ada Palmer

1,800 leden

92 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 219

2 Members: sallypursell, kara.shamy

The Country of Ice Cream Star

door Sandra Newman

401 leden

25 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 187

3 Members: sallypursell, BLBera, kara.shamy

Red Clocks

door Leni Zumas

1,128 leden

61 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 85

5 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Verklaringen: sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.

The Dead Lands

door Benjamin Percy

347 leden

19 besprekingen

½ 3.4

Algemene Rangorde 190

3 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy
Verklaringen: sturlington: Following a superflu epidemic and nuclear attack, St. Louis walls itself off from the rest of the world and keeps citizens imprisoned inside.

The Gone World

door Tom Sweterlitsch

820 leden

46 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 165

3 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy
Verklaringen: sturlington: Time travel to an apocalyptic future.

The Hatching

door Ezekiel Boone

405 leden

42 besprekingen

½ 3.4

Algemene Rangorde 186

3 Members: sallypursell, kara.shamy, awarren1

De Twaalf

door Justin Cronin

3,560 leden

167 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.

Vox

door Christina Dalcher

1,537 leden

117 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 68

7 Members: sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington

Suicide Club

door Rachel Heng

227 leden

19 besprekingen

½ 3.4

Algemene Rangorde 193

3 Members: sallypursell, BLBera, kara.shamy

All the Birds in the Sky

door Charlie Jane Anders

2,861 leden

178 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 134

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.