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

Fahrenheit 451

von Ray Bradbury

53,879 Mitglieder

997 Rezensionen

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.

1984

von George Orwell

81,915 Mitglieder

1,270 Rezensionen

4.2

Globaler Rang 2

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.

Farm der Tiere

von George Orwell

59,986 Mitglieder

882 Rezensionen

Globaler Rang 5

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.

Schöne neue Welt

von Aldous Huxley

53,878 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.

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.

Die Mars-Chroniken

von Ray Bradbury

16,622 Mitglieder

323 Rezensionen

4.1

Globaler Rang 25

12 Members: ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Erklärungen: sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.

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.

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.

Gordons Berufung

von David Brin

4,160 Mitglieder

90 Rezensionen

½ 3.7

Globaler Rang 54

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.