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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1984
di George Orwell
81,918 utenti
1,270 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.
2
Il mondo nuovo
di Aldous Huxley
53,880 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.
3
La fattoria degli animali
di George Orwell
59,997 utenti
883 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.
4
Noi
di Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,461 utenti
214 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 26
13 Members
ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
5
Il cerchio
di Dave Eggers
5,880 utenti
420 recensioni
½ 3.4
Classifica globale 75
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
6
Piano meccanico
di Kurt Vonnegut
6,824 utenti
81 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 93
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
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I reietti dell'altro pianeta
di Ursula K. Le Guin
10,694 utenti
268 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 19
15 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,skid0612
Spiegazioni
sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.
skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
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La falce dei cieli
di Ursula K. Le Guin
6,516 utenti
195 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 94
6 Members
PDE, sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda,Lucy_Skywalker ,skid0612
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Alternate realities include dystopian and apocalyptic possibilities.
Lucy_Skywalker : a great book, indeed, but it's not really a dystopia