1. 304
   Oryx och Crake av Margaret Atwood (goodiegoodie)
2. 315
   Tjänarinnans berättelse av Margaret Atwood (mrstreme)
3. 251
   Blindheten : roman av José Saramago (browner56, ateolf, lilisin)

   browner56: Two harrowing, well-written looks at what we can expect when society breaks down

4. 181
   Legend av Richard Matheson (PDcastello)

   PDcastello: Same type of small and silent epic

5. 150
   Människors barn av P. D. James (macktan894)
6. 130
   Alas, Babylon av Pat Frank (BookshelfMonstrosity)
7. 142
   Syndaflodens år av Margaret Atwood (JD456)
8. 121
   På stranden av Nevil Shute (Navarone)
9. 122
   A Canticle for Leibowitz av Walter M. Miller Jr. (skroz, goodiegoodie)
10. 123
    No country for old men av Cormac McCarthy (dmitriyk)

    dmitriyk: Written simply, with a very similar style and attitude.

11. 169
    Pestens tid : den oavkortade versionen av Stephen King (2810michael)
12. 103
    Earth Abides av George R. Stewart (psybre)

    psybre: Earth Abides, a classic post-apocalyptic novel published in 1949, is a bit less dark, and as an ecological fable, contains more science than The Road. When pondering to read The Road again, read this book instead.

13. 70
    In i skogens djup av Jean Hegland (owen1218)
14. 73
    Triffidernas uppror av John Wyndham (hazzabamboo)

    hazzabamboo: Two post-apocalyptic masterpieces, with much of their power coming from their focus on a couple of characters and the exotic horrors that threaten them.

15. 30
    Hon som aldrig kände männen av Jacqueline Harpman (Tanglewood, tottman)

    tottman: Both are dystopian novels with engaging and driven main characters. They are bleak but extraordinarily moving and compelling.

16. 51
    The Pesthouse av Jim Crace (llishman, MarkYoung)
17. 30
    Rivers av Michael Farris Smith (GCPLreader)
18. 41
    Den målade fågeln av Jerzy Kosiński (Stbalbach)

    Stbalbach: Kosinski & McCarthy were born 5 weeks apart in 1933 and were ages 6-12 during WWII. Both books are dark violent fables told from a child's view.

19. 20
    I dödsskuggans land av Alden Bell (infiniteletters)
20. 20
    Far North av Marcel Theroux (klarusu)

    klarusu: Far North is less harrowing than The Road but equally thought provoking

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