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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Fahrenheit 451
von Ray Bradbury
53,866 Mitglieder
995 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 1
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
Erklärungen
sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
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Der Report der Magd
von Margaret Atwood
42,241 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.
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The Giver
von Lois Lowry
40,030 Mitglieder
1,583 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.
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Schöne neue Welt
von Aldous Huxley
53,871 Mitglieder
772 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 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
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
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Die Zeitmaschine
von H. G. Wells
17,675 Mitglieder
338 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 12
17 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
Erklärungen
sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
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Ugly - Pretty - Special, Band 1: Ugly - Verlier nicht dein Gesicht
von Scott Westerfeld
14,017 Mitglieder
658 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 31
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
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Die böse Macht
von C. S. Lewis
8,272 Mitglieder
88 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 91
5 Members
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
8
Pretty - Erkenne dein Gesicht. Ugly-Pretty-Special 2
von Scott Westerfeld
9,445 Mitglieder
281 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 70
6 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
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sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
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Ugly - Pretty - Special, Band 3: Special - Zeig dein wahres Gesicht
von Scott Westerfeld
8,120 Mitglieder
222 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 92
5 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
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sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
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Grau: Ein Eddie-Russett-Roman
von Jasper Fforde
4,073 Mitglieder
266 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 99
4 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
11
Nollops Vermächtnis.
von Mark Dunn
3,939 Mitglieder
259 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 63
6 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
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sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
12
Jenseits des schweigenden Sterns
von C. S. Lewis
11,007 Mitglieder
163 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 196
5 Members
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
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Die Perelandra-Trilogie, in 3 Bdn., Bd.2, Perelandra
von C. S. Lewis
8,812 Mitglieder
106 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 123
5 Members
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,aulsmith ,sturlington
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Watchmen, Complete Edition.
von Alan Moore
19,143 Mitglieder
493 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 47
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
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sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
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Die Tribute von Panem – Tödliche Spiele
von Suzanne Collins
64,417 Mitglieder
3,482 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*