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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- 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.
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- 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.
3
53,974 utenti
773 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 30
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:17 PM
- 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
42,386 utenti
1,142 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 29
Aggiunto 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
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
5
60,120 utenti
885 recensioni
4
Punteggio 27
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 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.
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49,675 utenti
746 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 22
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 22 Members
- BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, nicoleop, pan0ramix, JoyKP, zfak102, allyrod113, Charon07, midget84
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
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16,978 utenti
536 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 21
Aggiunto 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
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
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di Stephen King
4,594 utenti
101 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 21
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 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.
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- 21 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, midget84,Lucy_Skywalker
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
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34,469 utenti
1,406 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 19
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 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.
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19,300 utenti
475 recensioni
4
Punteggio 18
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 18 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, thecoroner, Fiamme, alex68, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, JoyKP, dianeham, zfak102, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown, izzy45
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
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di H. G. Wells
17,732 utenti
338 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 17
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:29 PM
- 17 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
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25,892 utenti
389 recensioni
4
Punteggio 16
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 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.
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11,764 utenti
308 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 16
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
- 17 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic theological novel. Six hundred years after the Simplification -- total nuclear annihilation -- a cloister of monks in Utah preserve the little that remains of the world's knowledge, and wonder whether mankind is perpetually doomed to destroy itself.Her_Royal_Orangeness : I've tried to read this several times and just can't get past the monk wandering around in the desert digging holes. *yawn*
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11,737 utenti
780 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 16
Aggiunto 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
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
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22,342 utenti
300 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 15
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 02:05 PM
- 15 Members
- ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
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64,612 utenti
3,486 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 14
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 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*
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49,224 utenti
1,793 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 14
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 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.
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10,725 utenti
268 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 14
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:59 PM
- 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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41,203 utenti
1,047 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 13
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 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.
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22,891 utenti
938 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 13
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
- 14 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,Bluewolf0411
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Alternate history dystopia.
Cloning and organ harvesting.
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13,835 utenti
357 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 13
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 13 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
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8,130 utenti
239 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 13
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia. Society has completely collapsed, and a young woman is driven from her home after her neighborhood is burned and her family murdered. Despite the violence and hopelessness that surrounds her, she is determined to spread her spiritual message.
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di Nevil Shute
4,891 utenti
177 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 13
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 13 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
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di Ray Bradbury
16,656 utenti
324 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 12
Aggiunto 2014-05-18, 10:37 AM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.
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- 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.
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di John Wyndham
7,470 utenti
207 recensioni
4
Punteggio 12
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:35 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, Fiamme, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Dreesie
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
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- 12 Members
- merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
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45,286 utenti
1,742 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 11
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:50 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
30
- 11 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
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- 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.
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- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
33
3,544 utenti
153 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 11
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:52 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
34
20,195 utenti
398 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 10
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 10 Members
- hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
35
10,229 utenti
231 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 10
Aggiunto 2014-05-15, 04:10 PM
- 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.
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- 10 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
37
7,294 utenti
362 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 9
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 11 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, zfak102,Bluewolf0411 ,Rosenort
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
38
di P. D. James
5,808 utenti
200 recensioni
½ 3.6
Punteggio 9
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:42 PM
- 9 Members
- sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
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di Ira Levin
3,071 utenti
91 recensioni
½ 3.6
Punteggio 9
Aggiunto 2014-03-09, 05:22 PM
- 9 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, flemertown
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which
suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
40
25,354 utenti
1,438 recensioni
4
Punteggio 8
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 10 Members
- KimarieBee, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington ,DavidCady
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
41
- 8 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
42
4,772 utenti
254 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 8
Aggiunto 2017-07-03, 12:38 PM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, pan0ramix, pieperp
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
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- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, SylviaC, sturlington, greydoll, gypsysmom, ahef1963
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
44
3,558 utenti
96 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 8
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 02:02 PM
- 8 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
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- 8 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Dreesie, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.
46
34,766 utenti
789 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2014-05-16, 04:06 PM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
47
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
48
di Ernest Cline
18,521 utenti
1,278 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
49
17,724 utenti
682 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:45 PM
- 8 Members
- PDE, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, allyrod113, midget84,
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: This novel takes place in many different time periods, one of which is a mega-corporation dystopia with cloning, and another is a post-apocalyptic scenario featuring a fictional dialect.
50
di Max Brooks
15,491 utenti
713 recensioni
4
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 9 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
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.
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- 8 Members
- sturlington, cataloga, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113,ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.
53
6,233 utenti
304 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 8 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, Lucy_Skywalker, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.Her_Royal_Orangeness :
RapeX1000. *shudder*
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- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, greydoll, rretzler, megschristina, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic. When the end of America comes, what is the one thing that can bring us back from the brink of complete anarchy? That's right: the U.S. Postal Service.
55
3,428 utenti
128 recensioni
4
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2014-09-20, 06:39 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, aulsmith, sturlington, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, pan0ramix, allyrod113
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.
56
2,609 utenti
70 recensioni
½ 3.5
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2014-11-03, 11:54 AM
- 7 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
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di Kate Wilhelm
1,786 utenti
66 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 7 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
58
- 7 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, dianeham, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.
59
di H. G. Wells
18,436 utenti
309 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 6
Aggiunto 2014-05-19, 11:06 AM
- 6 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
60
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
61
- 6 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
62
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, allyrod113
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Classic post-nuclear war apocalyptic fiction. The residents of a small Florida town, having been alerted just prior to an all-out nuclear war, must struggle with the vagaries of small-town politics after the apocalypse.
63
- 6 Members
- SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
64
2,595 utenti
150 recensioni
½ 3.4
Punteggio 6
Aggiunto 2015-12-01, 04:36 PM
- 6 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, TheRealLouise
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.
65
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
66
2,161 utenti
56 recensioni
4
Punteggio 6
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 6 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
67
1,809 utenti
95 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 6
Aggiunto 2015-11-21, 11:53 AM
- 6 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, BLBera, gypsysmom, awarren1, pieperp
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.
68
- 7 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
69
1,529 utenti
24 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 6
Aggiunto 2014-05-19, 11:57 AM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, pieperp
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.
70
- 6 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
71
di Joe Haldeman
9,423 utenti
252 recensioni
4
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2014-05-16, 12:45 PM
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
72
8,038 utenti
364 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2016-05-25, 01:58 PM
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington : DNF
73
7,301 utenti
55 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:41 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
74
di Larry Niven
6,347 utenti
108 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2014-05-18, 12:33 PM
- 5 Members
- KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
75
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
76
di M. R. Carey
5,334 utenti
403 recensioni
4
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2014-09-19, 01:39 PM
- 6 Members
- rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington :
Zombie apocalypse
77
- 5 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
78
4,835 utenti
190 recensioni
4
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
79
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: A comet has slammed into the Earth, destroying all governing structures, and within weeks all of the survivors have reverted to feudalism, cannibalism and worse. Fun times.
80
- 5 Members
- INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
81
- 6 Members
- BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
82
di Marge Piercy
2,579 utenti
52 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:40 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
83
2,121 utenti
185 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 02:01 PM
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
84
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
85
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
86
di M. K. Wren
433 utenti
17 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, pieperp
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Post-nuclear war. Once the apocalypse is over with, two women survive on a farm on the Oregon coast while trying to preserve the remainder of mankind's knowledge and sparring with the ultra-Christian religious cult down the beach.
87
di Stephen King
22,803 utenti
494 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2014-05-15, 04:34 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
88
- 6 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington : YA dystopia series
89
- 5 Members
- ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
90
di Ray Bradbury
8,922 utenti
143 recensioni
4
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2014-05-17, 01:00 PM
- 5 Members
- ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
91
di C. S. Lewis
8,303 utenti
88 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
92
- 5 Members
- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
93
6,829 utenti
81 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:20 PM
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
94
6,533 utenti
196 recensioni
4
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:39 PM
- 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
95
6,170 utenti
225 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2020-02-18, 07:23 AM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
96
5,000 utenti
290 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2014-10-06, 08:27 AM
- 4 Members
- PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
97
4,661 utenti
100 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2014-05-17, 09:23 AM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
98
4,357 utenti
73 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2014-05-19, 09:46 AM
- 4 Members
- PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
99
4,088 utenti
266 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 4 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
100
- 4 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.
