Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature
- Beskrivning
- 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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42,239 medlemmar
1,138 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 4
Rankning 29
Tillagt 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
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
2
av John Wyndham
7,448 medlemmar
207 recensioner
4
Global rankning 27
Rankning 12
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
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av Nevil Shute
4,882 medlemmar
177 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 24
Rankning 13
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 13 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
4
av John Wyndham
4,738 medlemmar
122 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 43
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
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av Hugh Howey
6,572 medlemmar
379 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 28
Rankning 12
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 12 Members
- merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
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av Max Brooks
15,464 medlemmar
713 recensioner
4
Global rankning 50
Rankning 7
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 9 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
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av Mark Dunn
3,939 medlemmar
259 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 63
Rankning 6
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:44 PM
- 6 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
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av Ray Bradbury
16,617 medlemmar
323 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 25
Rankning 12
Tillagt 2014-05-18, 10:37 AM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
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3,320 medlemmar
335 recensioner
½ 3.7
Global rankning 102
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:57 PM
- 4 Members
- sallypursell, SylviaC, sturlington, Verkruissen
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Environmental collapse from slowing of Earth's rotation.
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930 medlemmar
47 recensioner
½ 3.4
Global rankning 299
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-07-11, 10:53 AM
- Member
- SylviaC
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17,007 medlemmar
536 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 7
Rankning 21
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 22 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84,Rosenort
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
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7,279 medlemmar
362 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 37
Rankning 9
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
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11,684 medlemmar
779 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 15
Rankning 16
Tillagt 2014-09-20, 06:37 PM
- 16 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
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3,537 medlemmar
153 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 33
Rankning 11
Tillagt 2014-03-06, 01:52 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
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410 medlemmar
12 recensioner
3.8
Global rankning 185
Rankning 3
Tillagt 2015-03-26, 11:04 AM
- 3 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, SylviaC
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660 medlemmar
19 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 174
Rankning 3
Tillagt 2014-07-11, 10:31 AM
- 4 Members
- ShellyS, sallypursell, SylviaC, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
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av Jack London
567 medlemmar
28 recensioner
½ 3.6
Global rankning 178
Rankning 3
Tillagt 2014-07-10, 05:36 PM
- 3 Members
- sallypursell, SylviaC, sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Early vision of fall of civilization following an epidemic.
