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

53,877 leden

996 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 1

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Verklaringen: sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.

1984

door George Orwell

81,909 leden

1,270 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 2

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Verklaringen: sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.

De boerderij der dieren

door George Orwell

59,979 leden

882 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 5

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

Heerlijke nieuwe wereld

door Aldous Huxley

53,877 leden

772 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 3

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

De tactiek van Ender

door Orson Scott Card

41,104 leden

1,046 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 20

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Verklaringen: sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.

De laatste Martiaan en andere verhalen

door Ray Bradbury

16,621 leden

323 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 25

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Verklaringen: sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.

Silo

door Hugh Howey

6,571 leden

379 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 28

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Verklaringen: sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.

Wij

door Yevgeny Zamyatin

8,460 leden

214 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 26

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Verklaringen: sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.

Tussen twee werelden (The Postman)

door David Brin

4,160 leden

90 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 54

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Verklaringen: sturlington: Post-apocalyptic. When the end of America comes, what is the one thing that can bring us back from the brink of complete anarchy? That's right: the U.S. Postal Service.