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
81,905 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
59,975 Mitglieder
882 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 Margaret Atwood
42,246 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.
4
von John Wyndham
7,450 Mitglieder
207 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 27
Bewertung 12
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
5
von William Golding
49,566 Mitglieder
745 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 6
Bewertung 22
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
6
von John Wyndham
4,738 Mitglieder
122 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 43
Bewertung 8
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
7
von Nevil Shute
4,883 Mitglieder
177 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 24
Bewertung 13
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 13 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
8
von J. G. Ballard
2,761 Mitglieder
67 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
Globaler Rang 135
Bewertung 3
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, greydoll, BLBera
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic flooded London.
9
von Marge Piercy
2,580 Mitglieder
52 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 82
Bewertung 5
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 01:40 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
10
von David Brin
4,160 Mitglieder
90 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 54
Bewertung 7
Hinzugefügt 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, rretzler, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Erklärungen
- 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.
