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 Ray Bradbury
53,879 Mitglieder
997 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 1
Bewertung 37
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
von Margaret Atwood
42,251 Mitglieder
1,138 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 4
Bewertung 29
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
3
von Lois Lowry
40,034 Mitglieder
1,584 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 9
Bewertung 20
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
4
von Aldous Huxley
53,878 Mitglieder
772 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 3
Bewertung 30
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
5
von H. G. Wells
17,678 Mitglieder
338 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 12
Bewertung 17
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
6
von Scott Westerfeld
14,026 Mitglieder
658 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 31
Bewertung 11
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 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.
7
von C. S. Lewis
8,279 Mitglieder
88 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 91
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
8
von Scott Westerfeld
9,452 Mitglieder
281 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 70
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 6 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
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von Scott Westerfeld
8,124 Mitglieder
222 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 92
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 5 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
10
von Jasper Fforde
4,074 Mitglieder
266 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 99
Bewertung 4
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 4 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
11
von Mark Dunn
3,940 Mitglieder
259 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 63
Bewertung 6
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:44 PM
- 6 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
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von C. S. Lewis
11,012 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
13
von C. S. Lewis
8,818 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 Alan Moore
19,147 Mitglieder
494 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 47
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:42 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
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von Suzanne Collins
64,439 Mitglieder
3,484 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 17
Bewertung 14
Hinzugefügt 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 ,
- 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*