Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

Descripció
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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53,598 membres
990 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 1
2
53,693 membres
770 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 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
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sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
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42,074 membres
1,134 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 4
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81,573 membres
1,267 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 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
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sturlington: Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.
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22,237 membres
297 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 16
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59,711 membres
874 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 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
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sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
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16,934 membres
536 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 7
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11,567 membres
775 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 15
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2,573 membres
52 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 82
5 Members
sturlington, greydoll, BLBera, allyrod113, Charon07
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sturlington: A future anarchist utopia presented in contrast with present-day and (briefly) an alternate future dystopia.
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2,174 membres
56 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Classificació global 65
6 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, gypsysmom, EvolvedMan, TheRealLouise, Charon07
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sturlington: Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.
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4,862 membres
176 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 24
13 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, cataloga, Fiamme, greydoll, alex68, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, ahef1963, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, Rosenort, Charon07
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sturlington: Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.
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49,481 membres
743 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 6
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
Explicacions
sturlington: Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.
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11,673 membres
306 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 14
17 Members
ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, aulsmith, PDE, sturlington, Fiamme, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, Jarandel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, megschristina, pan0ramix, dianeham, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explicacions
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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13,008 membres
389 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 41
8 Members
sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07
Explicacions
sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
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501 membres
31 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 309
Member
Charon07
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17,575 membres
336 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 12
17 Members
ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, JoyKP, ManWithAnAgenda, TheRealLouise, Charon07, izzy45
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sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
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864 membres
31 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 163
3 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, Charon07
Explicacions
sturlington: Near-future technological dystopia; culture clash in Asian village.
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4,556 membres
99 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 8
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3,911 membres
258 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 63
6 Members
SylviaC, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Charon07
Explicacions
sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.