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
1
Fahrenheit 451
di Ray Bradbury
53,788 utenti
994 recensioni
4
37 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
2
1984
di George Orwell
81,796 utenti
1,267 recensioni
4.2
30 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
Il mondo nuovo
di Aldous Huxley
53,819 utenti
770 recensioni
3.9
30 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
4
Il racconto dell'ancella
di Margaret Atwood
42,198 utenti
1,135 recensioni
4.1
30 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
5
La fattoria degli animali
di George Orwell
59,871 utenti
880 recensioni
4
27 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
6
Il signore delle mosche
di William Golding
49,514 utenti
744 recensioni
½ 3.7
22 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
7
L'ultimo degli uomini
di Margaret Atwood
16,989 utenti
536 recensioni
3.9
22 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
8
L' ombra dello scorpione
di Stephen King
4,576 utenti
99 recensioni
4.2
21 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
9
Il donatore
di Lois Lowry
39,973 utenti
1,583 recensioni
4.2
21 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
10
La strada
di Cormac McCarthy
34,351 utenti
1,404 recensioni
4.1
19 Members
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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.
11
Ma gli androidi sognano pecore elettriche?
di Philip K. Dick
19,233 utenti
473 recensioni
4
18 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
12
La macchina del tempo
di H. G. Wells
17,651 utenti
338 recensioni
½ 3.7
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.
13
Arancia meccanica
di Anthony Burgess
25,841 utenti
386 recensioni
4
16 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
14
Un cantico per Leibowitz
di Walter M. Miller Jr.
11,723 utenti
306 recensioni
3.9
17 Members
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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*
15
Stazione undici
di Emily St. John Mandel
11,645 utenti
777 recensioni
4.1
16 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
16
Ghiaccio-nove
di Kurt Vonnegut
22,290 utenti
300 recensioni
4.1
15 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Satirical apocalyptic novel.
17
Hunger games
di Suzanne Collins
64,312 utenti
3,478 recensioni
½ 4.3
20 Members
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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*
18
La ragazza di fuoco
di Suzanne Collins
49,120 utenti
1,791 recensioni
4.2
16 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
19
I reietti dell'altro pianeta
di Ursula K. Le Guin
10,688 utenti
265 recensioni
4.1
15 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: False utopia/anarchism.
skid0612 : Wonderful book, not a dystopia
20
Il gioco di Ender
di Orson Scott Card
41,070 utenti
1,045 recensioni
½ 4.3
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.
21
Non lasciarmi
di Kazuo Ishiguro
22,780 utenti
937 recensioni
3.8
14 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Alternate history dystopia. Cloning and organ harvesting.
22
La svastica sul sole
di Philip K. Dick
13,806 utenti
357 recensioni
½ 3.7
13 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, BLBera, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise
Spiegazioni
sturlington: WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.
23
La parabola del seminatore
di Octavia E. Butler
8,075 utenti
237 recensioni
4.1
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.
24
L'ultima spiaggia
di Nevil Shute
4,880 utenti
177 recensioni
3.9
13 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
25
Cronache marziane
di Ray Bradbury
16,617 utenti
322 recensioni
4
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.
26
Noi
di Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,446 utenti
214 recensioni
3.8
13 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
27
Il giorno dei Trifidi
di John Wyndham
7,453 utenti
207 recensioni
4
12 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.
28
Wool
di Hugh Howey
6,660 utenti
379 recensioni
4.1
12 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
29
Il ‰canto della rivolta
di Suzanne Collins
45,062 utenti
1,740 recensioni
3.9
13 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Dreesie, megschristina, SENSpence, JoyKP, awarren1, allyrod113, ,Lucy_Skywalker
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
30
Neuromante
di William Gibson
23,031 utenti
378 recensioni
3.9
11 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, alex68, rretzler, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, EvolvedMan
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.
31
Brutti
di Scott Westerfeld
14,005 utenti
658 recensioni
3.9
11 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
32
Il passaggio
di Justin Cronin
9,376 utenti
632 recensioni
3.9
12 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
33
L'altro inizio
di Margaret Atwood
3,528 utenti
153 recensioni
3.9
12 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
34
Snow Crash
di Neal Stephenson
20,133 utenti
396 recensioni
4.1
10 Members
hipdeep, ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).
35
Le guide del tramonto
di Arthur C. Clarke
10,185 utenti
228 recensioni
3.9
11 Members
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Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.
sturlington: False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.
36
I Dodici
di Justin Cronin
3,556 utenti
166 recensioni
3.8
10 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
37
L'anno del diluvio
di Margaret Atwood
7,273 utenti
362 recensioni
3.9
11 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to Oryx and Crake.
38
I figli degli uomini
di P. D. James
5,784 utenti
200 recensioni
½ 3.6
9 Members
sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, rretzler, ahef1963, JoyKP, DavidCady, zfak102, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.
39
La fabbrica delle mogli
di Ira Levin
3,060 utenti
91 recensioni
½ 3.6
9 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
40
Divergent (Italian Edition)
di Veronica Roth
25,302 utenti
1,434 recensioni
4
10 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington : YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.
41
Cecità
di José Saramago
13,027 utenti
389 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
42
Ragazze elettriche
di Naomi Alderman
4,733 utenti
254 recensioni
½ 3.7
8 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.
43
I trasfigurati
di John Wyndham
4,731 utenti
122 recensioni
3.9
8 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.
44
La parabola dei talenti
di Octavia E. Butler
3,541 utenti
96 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
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Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to Parable of the Sower.
45
The Unit
di Ninni Holmqvist
1,032 utenti
106 recensioni
½ 3.7
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
Good Omens
di Terry Pratchett
34,717 utenti
787 recensioni
½ 4.3
7 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.
47
Watchmen
di Alan Moore
19,128 utenti
493 recensioni
½ 4.3
8 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
48
Ready Player One
di Ernest Cline
18,406 utenti
1,272 recensioni
4.1
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
L'atlante delle nuvole
di David Mitchell
17,657 utenti
682 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
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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
World War Z: la guerra mondiale degli zombi
di Max Brooks
15,451 utenti
713 recensioni
4
9 Members
ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, Lucy_Skywalker, megschristina, awarren1, Rosenort, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, ,Bluewolf0411
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Zombie apocalypse.
51
22/11/'63
di Stephen King
13,542 utenti
761 recensioni
4.2
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.
52
The Dome
di Stephen King
11,712 utenti
452 recensioni
3.8
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
The Windup Girl
di Paolo Bacigalupi
6,245 utenti
303 recensioni
½ 3.7
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*
54
Il postino
di David Brin
4,157 utenti
90 recensioni
½ 3.7
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
Ultima genesi
di Octavia E. Butler
3,406 utenti
127 recensioni
4
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
Herland
di Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,601 utenti
70 recensioni
½ 3.5
7 Members
sturlington, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, midget84
Spiegazioni
sturlington: A utopian all-female society.
57
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
di Kate Wilhelm
1,786 utenti
66 recensioni
3.8
7 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, dianeham, EvolvedMan, pieperp
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.
58
Into the Forest
di Jean Hegland
1,531 utenti
49 recensioni
3.9
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
La guerra dei mondi
di H. G. Wells
18,358 utenti
308 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, alex68, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.
60
X
di Cory Doctorow
5,582 utenti
396 recensioni
4
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, rretzler, Jarandel, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Dreesie, dianeham,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington : YA dystopia inspired by 1984.
61
La lunga marcia
di Stephen King
5,194 utenti
118 recensioni
4
6 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, BlueHeaven1969, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.
62
Addio Babilonia
di Pat Frank
4,931 utenti
143 recensioni
4
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
Ella Minnow Pea
di Mark Dunn
3,935 utenti
259 recensioni
3.9
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
The Heart Goes Last
di Margaret Atwood
2,583 utenti
150 recensioni
½ 3.4
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
The Female Man
di Joanna Russ
2,182 utenti
57 recensioni
½ 3.5
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
The Gate to Women's Country
di Sheri S. Tepper
2,158 utenti
56 recensioni
4
6 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.
67
The Water Knife
di Paolo Bacigalupi
1,803 utenti
94 recensioni
3.8
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
Vox
di Christina Dalcher
1,533 utenti
117 recensioni
½ 3.5
7 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
69
Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume
di Ursula K. Le Guin
1,517 utenti
24 recensioni
4.1
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
Perfetti
di Scott Westerfeld
9,436 utenti
281 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
71
Guerra eterna - Urania Collezione 010
di Joe Haldeman
9,395 utenti
250 recensioni
4
5 Members
ShellyS, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.
72
The Fifth Season
di N. K. Jemisin
7,964 utenti
362 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Spiegazioni
73
Monna Lisa cyberpunk
di William Gibson
7,286 utenti
55 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to Count Zero.
74
La strada delle stelle
di Larry Niven
6,331 utenti
108 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
KimarieBee, sturlington, gypsysmom, AlWheeler, EvolvedMan
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.
75
Il cerchio
di Dave Eggers
5,873 utenti
419 recensioni
½ 3.4
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, allyrod113, skid0612
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Technological dystopia. Social networks, loss of privacy, corporate culture.
76
The Girl with All the Gifts
di M. R. Carey
5,307 utenti
399 recensioni
4
6 Members
rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Zombie apocalypse
77
Feed
di M. T. Anderson
5,154 utenti
432 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: YA dystopia. Technology implants.
78
Io sono leggenda
di Richard Matheson
4,822 utenti
189 recensioni
4
7 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
79
Lucifer's Hammer
di Larry Niven
4,310 utenti
70 recensioni
3.9
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
Bird Box
di Josh Malerman
3,237 utenti
253 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
Spiegazioni
sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
81
The Dog Stars
di Peter Heller
2,881 utenti
221 recensioni
3.9
6 Members
BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
82
Woman on the Edge of Time
di Marge Piercy
2,576 utenti
52 recensioni
3.9
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
The Last Policeman
di Ben H. Winters
2,114 utenti
185 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, rretzler, gypsysmom
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.
84
Farthing
di Jo Walton
1,582 utenti
114 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
aulsmith, sallypursell, sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom
Spiegazioni
sturlington: WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.
85
Red Clocks
di Leni Zumas
1,127 utenti
61 recensioni
½ 3.7
5 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
86
A Gift Upon the Shore
di M. K. Wren
432 utenti
17 recensioni
3.8
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
L'ultimo cavaliere
di Stephen King
22,714 utenti
492 recensioni
3.8
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.
88
Il labirinto
di James Dashner
16,331 utenti
777 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
sallypursell, BLBera, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, Dreesie, awarren1,sturlington ,Lucy_Skywalker
Spiegazioni
sturlington : YA dystopia series
89
V for vendetta
di Alan Moore
10,494 utenti
190 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
ShelfMonkey, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
90
Il gioco dei pianeti
di Ray Bradbury
8,896 utenti
143 recensioni
4
5 Members
ShellyS, PDE, sturlington, NateK, JoyKP,ShelfMonkey
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.
91
Quell'orribile forza. Una favola moderna per adulti
di C. S. Lewis
8,258 utenti
88 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, allyrod113,sturlington
92
Speciali
di Scott Westerfeld
8,112 utenti
222 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
93
Piano meccanico
di Kurt Vonnegut
6,819 utenti
81 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, PDE, sallypursell, skid0612
94
La falce dei cieli
di Ursula K. Le Guin
6,506 utenti
195 recensioni
4
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
I testamenti
di Margaret Atwood
6,115 utenti
224 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
96
Le ore invisibili
di David Mitchell
4,982 utenti
290 recensioni
3.8
4 Members
PDE, sturlington, kara.shamy, allyrod113
Spiegazioni
sturlington: The last section takes place in a dystopian post-climate change world.
97
La porta dell'infinito
di Frederik Pohl
4,648 utenti
100 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, rretzler, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Overcrowding, scarcity of natural resources.
98
Le tre stimmate di Palmer Eldritch: romanzo
di Philip K. Dick
4,335 utenti
73 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
PDE, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation of Earth. Miserable Martian colonies.
99
Shades of Grey
di Jasper Fforde
4,064 utenti
266 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, cej1027, Dreesie
100
L'uomo in fuga
di Stephen King
3,826 utenti
75 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 Members
ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Televised survival contests in futuristic dystopia. One of The Bachman books.