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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1
Fahrenheit 451
di Ray Bradbury
53,906 utenti
998 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
Il racconto dell'ancella
di Margaret Atwood
42,273 utenti
1,139 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 4
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
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
3
Il mondo nuovo
di Aldous Huxley
53,884 utenti
772 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
1984
di George Orwell
81,951 utenti
1,272 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.
5
La fattoria degli animali
di George Orwell
60,011 utenti
885 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
6
Il signore delle mosche
di William Golding
49,589 utenti
745 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 6
22 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
La strada
di Cormac McCarthy
34,420 utenti
1,406 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 10
19 Members
KimarieBee, amz310783, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, megschristina, JoyKP, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic. A man and his son wander through a desolated landscape of ashes, eking out their survival from the little that's left remaining, while trying to get... well, nowhere in particular, really.
8
L'ultimo degli uomini
di Margaret Atwood
17,022 utenti
536 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 7
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
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
9
L' ombra dello scorpione
di Stephen King
4,583 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.
10
Stazione undici
di Emily St. John Mandel
11,696 utenti
779 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 15
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, Rosenort, allyrod113, Charon07
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
11
Arancia meccanica
di Anthony Burgess
25,860 utenti
389 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 13
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, megschristina, JoyKP, izzy45
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
12
Ma gli androidi sognano pecore elettriche?
di Philip K. Dick
19,277 utenti
473 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 11
18 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
13
La macchina del tempo
di H. G. Wells
17,689 utenti
338 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 12
17 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
14
Il gioco di Ender
di Orson Scott Card
41,120 utenti
1,046 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 20
15 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Homophobic and misogynistic.
15
La svastica sul sole
di Philip K. Dick
13,802 utenti
357 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 22
13 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
Spiegazioni
sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
16
Neuromante
di William Gibson
23,057 utenti
379 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 30
11 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
17
Brutti
di Scott Westerfeld
14,042 utenti
660 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 31
11 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
18
Le guide del tramonto
di Arthur C. Clarke
10,202 utenti
230 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 35
11 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.
sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
19
Cecità
di José Saramago
13,042 utenti
390 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 41
8 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
20
La guerra dei mondi
di H. G. Wells
18,392 utenti
309 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 59
6 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
21
22/11/'63
di Stephen King
13,564 utenti
762 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 51
8 Members
sturlington, Bluewolf0411, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, JoyKP, allyrod113, flemertown,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Time travel and alternate history. Dystopia is only at the very end, as a result of changes to the timestream.
22
The Girl with All the Gifts
di M. R. Carey
5,323 utenti
401 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 76
6 Members
rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
23
Scorrete lacrime, disse il poliziotto
di Philip K. Dick
4,299 utenti
87 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 203
3 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, nagasravika.bodapati,sturlington
24
Le tre stimmate di Palmer Eldritch: romanzo
di Philip K. Dick
4,344 utenti
73 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 98
4 Members
PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
25
Io sono leggenda
di Richard Matheson
4,833 utenti
190 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 78
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
26
Il labirinto
di James Dashner
16,383 utenti
779 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 88
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
Spiegazioni
sturlington : YA dystopia series
27
L'uomo in fuga
di Stephen King
3,836 utenti
76 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 100
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.
28
Bird Box
di Josh Malerman
3,256 utenti
254 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 80
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
Spiegazioni
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
29
Minority Report
di Philip K. Dick
591 utenti
10 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 176
3 Members
sturlington, eclecticdodo, nagasravika.bodapati
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Several stories by PKD, including the title one, have dystopian themes.
30
A Children's Bible
di Lydia Millet
877 utenti
45 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 113
4 Members
sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, allyrod113