Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

Descrizione
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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Hunger games
di Suzanne Collins
64,344 utenti
3,479 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 17
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 ,
Spiegazioni
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*
2
Il gioco di Ender
di Orson Scott Card
41,064 utenti
1,045 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 20
15 Members
BookWallah, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Verkruissen, nicoleop, SENSpence, JoyKP, zfak102, EvolvedMan, awarren1,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
3
La ragazza di fuoco
di Suzanne Collins
49,142 utenti
1,791 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 18
16 Members
amz310783, ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, izzy45,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,Lucy_Skywalker
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
4
Il ‰canto della rivolta
di Suzanne Collins
45,087 utenti
1,740 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 29
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
5
Divergent (Italian Edition)
di Veronica Roth
25,324 utenti
1,434 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 40
10 Members
KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
Spiegazioni
sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
6
L' ombra dello scorpione
di Stephen King
4,577 utenti
99 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 8
21 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, jasmaynard, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, BlueHeaven1969, SENSpence, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, flemertown, Charon07, midget84
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
7
Il pianeta delle scimmie
di Pierre Boulle
2,784 utenti
73 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 103
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, SENSpence
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Satirical dystopia. Evolved apes, de-evolved people.
8
One Second After
di William R. Forstchen
2,384 utenti
139 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 212
3 Members
sallypursell, SENSpence, allyrod113,sturlington
9
1984
di George Orwell
81,832 utenti
1,268 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.