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
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von George Orwell
81,916 Mitglieder
1,270 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 2
Bewertung 30
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
2
von George Orwell
59,990 Mitglieder
883 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 5
Bewertung 27
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
von Orson Scott Card
41,106 Mitglieder
1,046 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 20
Bewertung 13
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
4
von Paolo Bacigalupi
6,219 Mitglieder
304 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 53
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 8 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.Her_Royal_Orangeness :
RapeX1000. *shudder*
5
von John Brunner
3,214 Mitglieder
52 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 207
Bewertung 2
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:38 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, PDE, gypsysmom,sturlington
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : Overpopulation dystopia. DNF
6
von John Brunner
1,656 Mitglieder
38 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 220
Bewertung 2
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:39 PM
- 2 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell
7
von Jo Walton
1,583 Mitglieder
114 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 84
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
8
von Thomas M. Disch
1,123 Mitglieder
30 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Globaler Rang 153
Bewertung 3
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:38 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, gypsysmom
9
von Jo Walton
766 Mitglieder
51 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 114
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 4 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Sequel to Farthing.
10
von Thomas M. Disch
691 Mitglieder
18 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Globaler Rang 171
Bewertung 3
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:39 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, gypsysmom
11
von Cordwainer Smith
548 Mitglieder
11 Rezensionen
½ 4.5
Globaler Rang 241
Bewertung 2
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:25 PM
- 2 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell
12
1,107 Mitglieder
23 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 155
Bewertung 3
Hinzugefügt 2014-07-11, 10:30 AM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, allyrod113
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith: The apocalypse was only in the US, but that's all we get to see.
13
11,741 Mitglieder
308 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 14
Bewertung 16
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- 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*
14
3,412 Mitglieder
127 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 55
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-09-20, 06:39 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
15
1,121 Mitglieder
30 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 111
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-07-10, 01:54 PM
- 4 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness
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von C. S. Lewis
11,013 Mitglieder
163 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 196
Bewertung 2
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:32 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
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von C. S. Lewis
8,820 Mitglieder
106 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 123
Bewertung 3
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:33 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,aulsmith ,sturlington
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von Cherie Priest
3,703 Mitglieder
218 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Globaler Rang 130
Bewertung 3
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:57 PM
- 5 Members
- mkbird, sallypursell, sturlington, ahef1963, allyrod113,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Alternate history steampunk. Seattle overtaken by zombies. First in a series.
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von Jonathan Lethem
2,319 Mitglieder
65 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 137
Bewertung 3
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:43 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington,aulsmith
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia with a noir theme.
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2,064 Mitglieder
56 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 214
Bewertung 2
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 3 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, kara.shamy,aulsmith
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Repression of religion on a dystopian alien planet.
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von Sheri S. Tepper
1,612 Mitglieder
31 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 323
Bewertung 0
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 2 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington,aulsmith ,merrystar
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Time travel fantasy with an apocalyptic future.
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2,980 Mitglieder
42 Rezensionen
½ 3.3
Globaler Rang 327
Bewertung -1
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:37 PM
- Member
- gypsysmom,aulsmith ,sturlington
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic time travel and one of the worst novels I've ever read.
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von Arthur C. Clarke
10,197 Mitglieder
230 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 35
Bewertung 10
Hinzugefügt 2014-05-15, 04:10 PM
- 11 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
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von Geoff Ryman
730 Mitglieder
17 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 304
Bewertung 1
Hinzugefügt 2014-07-10, 01:59 PM
- 2 Members
- mkbird, Her_Royal_Orangeness,aulsmith
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : I thought this was more speculation on trans-humanism than a dystopia or post-apocolyptic
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354 Mitglieder
9 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
Globaler Rang 324
Bewertung 0
Hinzugefügt 2014-07-10, 01:56 PM
- Member
- sturlington,aulsmith
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : This really isn't a very good book compared to her others. I'd give it a miss.sturlington: Futuristic underwater city, social class divides (I don't remember this one very well).
