Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

Beschreibung
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
Verkruissen's Liste32LibraryThing328
Verkruissens Profil
1
Das Licht der letzten Tage
von Emily St. John Mandel
11,690 Mitglieder
779 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 15
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
Erklärungen
sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
2
Die Geschichte von Zeb: Roman
von Margaret Atwood
3,538 Mitglieder
153 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 33
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
3
Die Parabel vom Sämann
von Octavia E. Butler
8,104 Mitglieder
239 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 23
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
Erklärungen
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.
4
Das letzte Gefecht
von Stephen King
4,581 Mitglieder
99 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 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
Erklärungen
sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
5
Alles, was wir geben mussten
von Kazuo Ishiguro
22,813 Mitglieder
938 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 21
14 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
Erklärungen
sturlington: Alternate history dystopia. Cloning and organ harvesting.
6
Der Übergang
von Justin Cronin
9,390 Mitglieder
633 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 32
12 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
Erklärungen
sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
7
Silo: Roman
von Hugh Howey
6,572 Mitglieder
379 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 28
12 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
Erklärungen
sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
8
Die Zwölf
von Justin Cronin
3,560 Mitglieder
167 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 36
10 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
9
Ready Player One
von Ernest Cline
18,442 Mitglieder
1,275 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 48
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
10
Die Berufene
von M. R. Carey
5,319 Mitglieder
401 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 76
6 Members
rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
11
The Dog Stars
von Peter Heller
2,880 Mitglieder
221 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 81
6 Members
BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
12
Vox
von Christina Dalcher
1,536 Mitglieder
117 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
Globaler Rang 68
7 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
13
Red Clocks
von Leni Zumas
1,128 Mitglieder
61 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 85
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
14
Ein Jahr voller Wunder
von Karen Thompson Walker
3,320 Mitglieder
335 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 102
4 Members
sallypursell, SylviaC, sturlington, Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: Environmental collapse from slowing of Earth's rotation.
15
Die Spiegelstadt
von Justin Cronin
1,887 Mitglieder
93 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 105
4 Members
sturlington, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, allyrod113
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to The Twelve
16
Die Geächteten: Roman
von Hillary Jordan
1,647 Mitglieder
172 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 108
4 Members
sturlington, BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which abortion is illegal.
17
Die Zeuginnen
von Margaret Atwood
6,132 Mitglieder
225 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 95
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
18
Wer fürchtet den Tod
von Nnedi Okorafor
2,212 Mitglieder
107 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 140
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: Far future post-apocalyptic Africa.
19
Am Ende aller Zeiten
von Adrian J. Walker
442 Mitglieder
32 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Globaler Rang 183
3 Members
sallypursell, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
20
The Silence
von Tim Lebbon
299 Mitglieder
12 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 191
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: Ravenous monsters who hunt by sound rapidly take over the planet.
21
The Sunlight Pilgrims
von Jenni Fagan
419 Mitglieder
91 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
Globaler Rang 249
2 Members
sallypursell, Verkruissen
22
The Wolf Road
von Beth Lewis
519 Mitglieder
106 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 307
2 Members
sallypursell, Verkruissen,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Set after nuclear war has caused a regression of civilization. DNF
23
The Giver
von Lois Lowry
40,034 Mitglieder
1,584 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 9
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
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
24
Die Straße
von Cormac McCarthy
34,405 Mitglieder
1,406 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 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
Erklärungen
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.
25
Die Tribute von Panem – Tödliche Spiele
von Suzanne Collins
64,438 Mitglieder
3,484 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 17
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 ,
Erklärungen
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*
26
Das große Spiel
von Orson Scott Card
41,105 Mitglieder
1,046 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 20
15 Members
BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Verkruissen, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
27
Der Report der Magd
von Margaret Atwood
42,251 Mitglieder
1,138 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 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
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
28
Oryx und Crake
von Margaret Atwood
17,013 Mitglieder
536 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 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
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
29
Ich bin Legende
von Richard Matheson
4,832 Mitglieder
190 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 78
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Erklärungen
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
30
Bird Box - Schließe deine Augen
von Josh Malerman
3,251 Mitglieder
254 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 80
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
31
The Forest - Wald der tausend Augen
von Carrie Ryan
4,060 Mitglieder
383 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Globaler Rang 128
4 Members
sallypursell, Lucy_Skywalker, Verkruissen, awarren1,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : YA zombie apocalypse.
32
Das Unsterblichkeitsprogramm
von Richard K. Morgan
6,968 Mitglieder
216 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 124
4 Members
ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia with noir themes. First in a series.
-
Wir
von Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,460 Mitglieder
214 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 26
13 Members
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.