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
53,807 leden
994 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 George Orwell
81,832 leden
1,268 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.
3
door George Orwell
59,897 leden
880 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.
4
door Lois Lowry
39,997 leden
1,583 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 9
Score 20
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 21 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, midget84,Lucy_Skywalker
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
5
door Orson Scott Card
41,065 leden
1,045 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 20
Score 13
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 15 Members
- BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Verkruissen, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
6
door Stephen King
4,577 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.
7
door Suzanne Collins
64,354 leden
3,479 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 17
Score 14
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 20 Members
- KimarieBee, amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, 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*
8
door Aldous Huxley
53,828 leden
770 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.
9
door Suzanne Collins
49,143 leden
1,791 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 18
Score 14
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 16 Members
- amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, izzy45,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
10
door Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,731 leden
306 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*
11
door Anthony Burgess
25,853 leden
386 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 13
Score 16
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 16 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
12
door H. G. Wells
17,658 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.
13
door Suzanne Collins
45,089 leden
1,740 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 29
Score 11
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:50 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
14
door Philip K. Dick
19,242 leden
473 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 11
Score 18
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 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.
15
door Ira Levin
3,063 leden
91 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 39
Score 9
Toegevoegd 2014-03-09, 05:22 PM
- 9 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which
suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
16
door Veronica Roth
25,325 leden
1,434 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 40
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 10 Members
- KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
17
door Arthur C. Clarke
10,190 leden
228 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 35
Score 10
Toegevoegd 2014-05-15, 04:10 PM
- 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.
18
door C. S. Lewis
8,267 leden
88 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 91
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
19
door Richard Matheson
4,825 leden
189 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 78
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
20
door C. S. Lewis
10,998 leden
163 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 196
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:32 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
21
door C. S. Lewis
8,807 leden
106 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 123
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:33 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,aulsmith ,sturlington
22
door Veronica Roth
13,558 leden
515 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 279
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:52 PM
- 3 Members
- rretzler, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,megschristina
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Sequel to Insurgent.
23
door Veronica Roth
16,321 leden
680 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 278
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 3 Members
- rretzler, Dreesie, allyrod113,sturlington ,megschristina
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Sequel to Divergent.
24
door James Dashner
16,342 leden
777 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 88
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : YA dystopia series
25
door Kazuo Ishiguro
22,792 leden
938 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 21
Score 13
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 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.
26
door Ernest Cline
18,417 leden
1,272 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 48
Score 7
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
27
door William Gibson
23,045 leden
379 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 30
Score 11
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 11 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
28
door Margaret Atwood
42,212 leden
1,137 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.
29
door William Golding
49,540 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.
30
door Nevil Shute
4,880 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.
31
11,663 leden
777 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.
32
door Philip K. Dick
13,811 leden
357 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 22
Score 13
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 13 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
33
door Kate Wilhelm
1,786 leden
66 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 57
Score 7
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
34
door Alan Moore
10,496 leden
190 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 89
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
35
2,600 leden
70 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 56
Score 7
Toegevoegd 2014-11-03, 11:54 AM
- 7 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
36
door Cormac McCarthy
34,363 leden
1,404 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 10
Score 19
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 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.
37
door Paolo Bacigalupi
6,213 leden
303 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 53
Score 7
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 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*
38
door Joe Haldeman
9,398 leden
250 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 71
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-05-16, 12:45 PM
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
39
door Jeff VanderMeer
6,348 leden
367 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 125
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-05-27, 03:27 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie,Bluewolf0411
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: First in a trilogy. Mysteriously transformed Area X threatens to spread beyond its border.
40
door P. D. James
5,787 leden
200 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 38
Score 9
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:42 PM
- 9 Members
- sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
41
door Alan Moore
19,131 leden
493 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 47
Score 7
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:42 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
42
door Margaret Atwood
16,996 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.
43
door Ursula K. Le Guin
10,680 leden
266 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 19
Score 14
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 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
44
door Ray Bradbury
16,599 leden
322 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 25
Score 12
Toegevoegd 2014-05-18, 10:37 AM
- 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.
45
door Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,453 leden
214 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 26
Score 12
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
46
door Hugh Howey
6,563 leden
379 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 28
Score 12
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 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.
47
door Scott Westerfeld
14,009 leden
658 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 31
Score 11
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
48
door Neal Stephenson
20,141 leden
396 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 34
Score 10
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 10 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
49
door Margaret Atwood
7,274 leden
362 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 37
Score 9
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
50
door Naomi Alderman
4,735 leden
254 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 42
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2017-07-03, 12:38 PM
- 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.
51
door Ninni Holmqvist
1,032 leden
106 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 45
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
52
door Terry Pratchett
34,727 leden
787 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 46
Score 7
Toegevoegd 2014-05-16, 04:06 PM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
53
door David Brin
4,158 leden
90 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 54
Score 7
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, rretzler, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- 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.
54
door Mark Dunn
3,936 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.
55
door N. K. Jemisin
7,959 leden
362 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 72
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2016-05-25, 01:58 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : DNF
56
door Cory Doctorow
5,586 leden
396 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 60
Score 6
Toegevoegd 2015-03-26, 10:52 AM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
57
door M. R. Carey
5,306 leden
399 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 76
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-09-19, 01:39 PM
- 6 Members
- rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington :
Zombie apocalypse
58
door M. T. Anderson
5,157 leden
433 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 77
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:44 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
59
door Ben H. Winters
2,115 leden
185 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 83
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
60
door Jo Walton
1,582 leden
114 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 84
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
61
door Ursula K. Le Guin
6,501 leden
195 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 94
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:39 PM
- 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
62
door Margaret Atwood
6,119 leden
224 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 95
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2020-02-18, 07:23 AM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
63
door Frederik Pohl
4,649 leden
100 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 97
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-05-17, 09:23 AM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
64
door Nalo Hopkinson
1,180 leden
53 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 110
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:57 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Futuristic urban fantasy. Collapse of inner city Toronto, voodoo cults.
65
door Jo Walton
765 leden
51 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 114
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 4 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sequel to Farthing.
66
door China MiƩville
6,233 leden
356 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 126
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-07-10, 02:23 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, rretzler, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
67
door Gary Shteyngart
2,974 leden
134 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 133
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-03-06, 01:50 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, allyrod113,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Mass consumerism satirical dystopia. Abandoned.
68
door Ursula K. Le Guin
661 leden
30 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 173
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2021-02-07, 04:37 PM
- 3 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler
69
door Vonda N. McIntyre
1,884 leden
58 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 217
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2014-05-15, 05:12 PM
- 3 Members
- ShellyS, rretzler, gypsysmom,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
70
door Ben H. Winters
1,305 leden
76 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 221
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2016-10-25, 10:57 AM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, rretzler
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Alternate reality in which slavery is still legal in some states.
-
door Charlie Jane Anders
2,860 leden
178 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 134
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2016-03-07, 10:30 AM
- 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.
