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Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

Descripció: This is my preset list of dystopian 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, apocalypse

Membres: 58 membres participants (mostra-les totes)

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1
Fahrenheit 451
de Ray Bradbury
43,659 membres, 860 ressenyes
4.02 estrelles (4.02 estrelles)

Llistes: BLBera, thehappyteacher, Dreesie, AyannaKW, gypsysmom, BookWallah, merrystar, avm1863, ShellyS, JoyKP, rretzler — 18 més, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Fiamme, cej1027, nicoleop, amz310783, eclecticdodo, Vit.Z, ShelfMonkey, ahef1963, pan0ramix, Jarandel, Bluewolf0411, hipdeep, thecoroner, EvolvedMan, SonoranDreamer, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

Explicacions:

sturlington (49): Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.

2
The Handmaid's Tale
de Margaret Atwood
34,184 membres, 1,001 ressenyes
4.11 estrelles (4.11 estrelles)

Llistes: PDE, zfak102, kara.shamy, SylviaC, BLBera, Dreesie, gypsysmom, ShellyS, JoyKP, Fiamme, cej1027 — 14 més, SonoranDreamer, amz310783, greydoll, eclecticdodo, pan0ramix, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, ShelfMonkey, thecoroner, Dilara86, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington

Polzes avall: Rosenort

Explicacions:

sturlington (50): Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.

3
Un món feliç
de Aldous Huxley
45,453 membres, 632 ressenyes
3.95 estrelles (3.95 estrelles)

Llistes: klcallahan13, thecoroner, BLBera, Dreesie, EvolvedMan, merrystar, PDE, zfak102, cej1027, pan0ramix, ShellyS — 12 més, nicoleop, amz310783, rretzler, Jarandel, JoyKP, ahef1963, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, sturlington, ShelfMonkey, ManWithAnAgenda, gypsysmom

Explicacions:

sturlington (40): Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.

4
1984
de George Orwell
67,870 membres, 1,101 ressenyes
4.24 estrelles (4.24 estrelles)

Llistes: Vit.Z, EvolvedMan, greydoll, ahef1963, aulsmith, merrystar, PDE, zfak102, rretzler, nicoleop, Bluewolf0411 — 11 més, gypsysmom, ShellyS, JoyKP, BLBera, pan0ramix, ShelfMonkey, Jarandel, SENSpence, SonoranDreamer, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

Explicacions:

sturlington (37): Classic political dystopia. Mass surveillance, propaganda, historical deletion, mind control, and extreme totalitarianism. Required reading.

5
La revolta dels animals
de George Orwell
49,290 membres, 734 ressenyes
3.99 estrelles (3.99 estrelles)

Llistes: pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, kara.shamy, amz310783, greydoll, aulsmith, merrystar, PDE, zfak102, rretzler, nicoleop — 11 més, gypsysmom, BookWallah, ShellyS, thecoroner, JoyKP, ahef1963, Jarandel, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

Explicacions:

sturlington (39): Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.

6
Senyor de les mosques
de William Golding
41,258 membres, 654 ressenyes
3.72 estrelles (3.72 estrelles)

Llistes: BookWallah, Dreesie, gypsysmom, zfak102, greydoll, Fiamme, nicoleop, ShellyS, JoyKP, pan0ramix, PDE — 6 més, kara.shamy, BLBera, ahef1963, sturlington, SonoranDreamer, rretzler

Explicacions:

sturlington (22): Allegorical dystopia. Castaway boys on an uninhabited island regress to savagery.

7
The Giver
de Lois Lowry
32,308 membres, 1,445 ressenyes
4.17 estrelles (4.17 estrelles)

Llistes: awarren1, megschristina, eclecticdodo, cej1027, rretzler, nicoleop, amz310783, KimarieBee, Dreesie, BookWallah, BLBera — 7 més, EvolvedMan, JoyKP, ahef1963, SonoranDreamer, ShelfMonkey, ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington

Polzes avall: Lucy_Skywalker

Explicacions:

sturlington (116): Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.

8
La carretera
de Cormac McCarthy
29,527 membres, 1,313 ressenyes
4.07 estrelles (4.07 estrelles)

Llistes: Rosenort, DavidCady, EvolvedMan, KimarieBee, BLBera, PDE, JoyKP, gypsysmom, amz310783, megschristina, Jarandel — 5 més, Fiamme, kara.shamy, rretzler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (60): 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.… (més)

9
Oryx and Crake
de Margaret Atwood
14,868 membres, 479 ressenyes
3.96 estrelles (3.96 estrelles)

Llistes: Dilara86, kara.shamy, Dreesie, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ShellyS, zfak102, pan0ramix, PDE, SylviaC — 5 més, Jarandel, ahef1963, ShelfMonkey, Her_Royal_Orangeness, sturlington

Polzes avall: Rosenort

Explicacions:

sturlington (57): Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.

10
A Canticle for Leibowitz
de Walter M. Miller Jr.
9,873 membres, 277 ressenyes
3.95 estrelles (3.95 estrelles)

Llistes: pan0ramix, Jarandel, megschristina, Bluewolf0411, ahef1963, ShellyS, PDE, EvolvedMan, Fiamme, gypsysmom, rretzler — 4 més, aulsmith, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda

Polzes avall: Her_Royal_Orangeness

Explicacions:

Her_Royal_Orangeness (0): I've tried to read this several times and just can't get past the monk wandering around in the desert digging holes. *yawn*

sturlington (41): 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.… (més)

11
La taronja mecànica
de Anthony Burgess
22,112 membres, 343 ressenyes
4 estrelles (4 estrelles)

Llistes: thecoroner, Dreesie, ShellyS, megschristina, Fiamme, gypsysmom, rretzler, BLBera, ShelfMonkey, JoyKP, ahef1963 — 2 més, SonoranDreamer, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (45): Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.

12
Blade runner
de Philip K. Dick
16,091 membres, 417 ressenyes
3.96 estrelles (3.96 estrelles)

Llistes: ShelfMonkey, EvolvedMan, hipdeep, PDE, gypsysmom, thecoroner, zfak102, Jarandel, rretzler, Fiamme, JoyKP — 2 més, ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (47): Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.

13
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
7,648 membres, 601 ressenyes
4.1 estrelles (4.1 estrelles)

Llistes: Verkruissen, Rosenort, pan0ramix, BLBera, ShelfMonkey, Dreesie, SylviaC, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ahef1963, rretzler — 2 més, Her_Royal_Orangeness, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (62): Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.

14
The Stand {1978}
de Stephen King
3,325 membres, 67 ressenyes
4.28 estrelles (4.28 estrelles)

Llistes: jasmaynard, BlueHeaven1969, Her_Royal_Orangeness, NateK, rretzler, SENSpence, EvolvedMan, JoyKP, kara.shamy, ShelfMonkey, ahef1963 — 2 més, ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (61): Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.

15
En flames
de Suzanne Collins
38,756 membres, 1,676 ressenyes
4.19 estrelles (4.19 estrelles)

Llistes: awarren1, SENSpence, megschristina, amz310783, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Dreesie, ahef1963, JoyKP, BLBera, gypsysmom — 3 més, ShellyS, SonoranDreamer, sturlington

Polzes avall: Her_Royal_Orangeness, Lucy_Skywalker

Explicacions:

sturlington (119): Sequel to The Hunger Games.

16
La Màquina del temps
de H. G. Wells
14,885 membres, 299 ressenyes
3.72 estrelles (3.72 estrelles)

Llistes: KimarieBee, thecoroner, cej1027, Dreesie, rretzler, gypsysmom, JoyKP, ahef1963, SonoranDreamer, ShelfMonkey, sturlington — 1 més, ManWithAnAgenda

Explicacions:

sturlington (33): Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.

17
El dia dels trífids
de John Wyndham
6,194 membres, 179 ressenyes
3.99 estrelles (3.99 estrelles)

Llistes: KimarieBee, SylviaC, greydoll, Fiamme, Dreesie, ahef1963, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, PDE, Jarandel, sturlington — 1 més, ShelfMonkey

Explicacions:

sturlington (11): Apocalyptic "cozy catastrophe". Blindness epidemic and man-eating plants.

18
Els Jocs de la Fam
de Suzanne Collins
51,719 membres, 3,288 ressenyes
4.33 estrelles (4.33 estrelles)

Llistes: SENSpence, Fiamme, megschristina, awarren1, amz310783, eclecticdodo, KimarieBee, rretzler, JoyKP, ahef1963, Dreesie — 6 més, ShellyS, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington

Polzes avall: Niey, cej1027, DavidCady, LamontCranston, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Lucy_Skywalker

Explicacions:

Her_Royal_Orangeness (0): "We're in a battle for our lives so why don't we go in this cave and make out for awhile?" *eyeroll*

sturlington (118): Televised survival contests. Post-apocalyptic future America. Probably the best of the recent YA dystopias.

19
El joc de l'Ender
de Orson Scott Card
35,395 membres, 968 ressenyes
4.32 estrelles (4.32 estrelles)

Llistes: BookWallah, SENSpence, awarren1, aulsmith, Fiamme, merrystar, rretzler, nicoleop, ahef1963, zfak102, JoyKP — 2 més, EvolvedMan, sturlington

Polzes avall: ManWithAnAgenda, Her_Royal_Orangeness

Explicacions:

Her_Royal_Orangeness (0): Homophobic and misogynistic.

sturlington (117): Futuristic military SF with dystopian themes. Child soldiers versus aliens. First in a series.

20
The Dispossessed
de Ursula K. Le Guin
8,485 membres, 212 ressenyes
4.14 estrelles (4.14 estrelles)

Llistes: ManWithAnAgenda, Jarandel, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, ShellyS, kara.shamy, PDE, EvolvedMan, Fiamme, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (46): False utopia/anarchism.

21
Parable of the Sower
de Octavia E. Butler
5,001 membres, 147 ressenyes
4.04 estrelles (4.04 estrelles)

Llistes: SonoranDreamer, Verkruissen, BLBera, Dilara86, pan0ramix, Fiamme, ShellyS, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (55): 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.… (més)

22
L'ocell de la revolta
de Suzanne Collins
35,046 membres, 1,626 ressenyes
3.92 estrelles (3.92 estrelles)

Llistes: SENSpence, awarren1, megschristina, eclecticdodo, Dreesie, rretzler, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, ShellyS, JoyKP, gypsysmom — 1 més, sturlington

Polzes avall: LamontCranston, Lucy_Skywalker

Explicacions:

sturlington (120): Sequel to Catching Fire.

23
Bressol de gat
de Kurt Vonnegut
19,458 membres, 251 ressenyes
4.11 estrelles (4.11 estrelles)

Llistes: ShelfMonkey, BookWallah, pan0ramix, PDE, BLBera, gypsysmom, ShellyS, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (42): Satirical apocalyptic novel.

24
The Man in the High Castle
de Philip K. Dick
11,210 membres, 296 ressenyes
3.68 estrelles (3.68 estrelles)

Llistes: Bluewolf0411, ShelfMonkey, EvolvedMan, PDE, BLBera, pan0ramix, sturlington, gypsysmom, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

Explicacions:

sturlington (23): WWII alternate history dystopia. Fascist US.

25
On the Beach
de Nevil Shute
4,183 membres, 157 ressenyes
3.85 estrelles (3.85 estrelles)

Llistes: DavidCady, Rosenort, SylviaC, greydoll, Bluewolf0411, Fiamme, EvolvedMan, ahef1963, rretzler, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (102): Classic "pre-apocalyptic" novel. Nuclear devastation.

26
MaddAddam
de Margaret Atwood
2,763 membres, 145 ressenyes
3.94 estrelles (3.94 estrelles)

Llistes: Verkruissen, Dilara86, kara.shamy, BLBera, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, SylviaC, Dreesie, gypsysmom, ShelfMonkey, sturlington

Polzes avall: Rosenort

Explicacions:

sturlington (59): Sequel to The Year of the Flood.

27
Neuromàntic
de William Gibson
19,724 membres, 320 ressenyes
3.92 estrelles (3.92 estrelles)

Llistes: hipdeep, ShellyS, PDE, EvolvedMan, gypsysmom, ahef1963, sturlington, ShelfMonkey, rretzler

Explicacions:

sturlington (25): Classic cyberpunk. Required reading.

28
Snow Crash
de Neal Stephenson
17,481 membres, 335 ressenyes
4.11 estrelles (4.11 estrelles)

Llistes: hipdeep, KimarieBee, Fiamme, ShellyS, ahef1963, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda, ShelfMonkey, gypsysmom

Explicacions:

sturlington (31): Cyberpunk (or post-cyberpunk).

29
Les cròniques marcianes
de Ray Bradbury
13,945 membres, 266 ressenyes
4.04 estrelles (4.04 estrelles)

Llistes: merrystar, SylviaC, ShelfMonkey, ShellyS, PDE, EvolvedMan, gypsysmom, SonoranDreamer, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (24): Human colonization of Mars, during which there is a nuclear war on Earth.

30
Uglies
de Scott Westerfeld
11,982 membres, 618 ressenyes
3.91 estrelles (3.91 estrelles)

Llistes: cej1027, awarren1, KimarieBee, Dilara86, ahef1963, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, ShelfMonkey, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (122): YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.

31
Nosaltres
de Yevgeny Zamyatin
6,808 membres, 177 ressenyes
3.85 estrelles (3.85 estrelles)

Llistes: thecoroner, merrystar, pan0ramix, BLBera, EvolvedMan, SonoranDreamer, ShellyS, ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (63): Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.

32
L'any del diluvi
de Margaret Atwood
6,291 membres, 340 ressenyes
3.92 estrelles (3.92 estrelles)

Llistes: Dilara86, kara.shamy, SonoranDreamer, zfak102, SylviaC, Dreesie, BLBera, gypsysmom, ShelfMonkey, sturlington

Polzes avall: Rosenort

Explicacions:

sturlington (58): Sequel to Oryx and Crake.

33
Wool
de Hugh Howey
5,065 membres, 314 ressenyes
4.1 estrelles (4.1 estrelles)

Llistes: NateK, SylviaC, awarren1, merrystar, eclecticdodo, zfak102, JoyKP, kara.shamy, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (121): Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.

34
The Children of Men
de P. D. James
5,046 membres, 191 ressenyes
3.57 estrelles (3.57 estrelles)

Llistes: DavidCady, zfak102, Fiamme, JoyKP, ahef1963, BLBera, ManWithAnAgenda, rretzler, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (43): Futuristic dystopia/apocalyptic novel. Male infertility, human extinction, dictatorship. Christian allegory.

35
Never Let Me Go
de Kazuo Ishiguro
19,100 membres, 845 ressenyes
3.82 estrelles (3.82 estrelles)

Llistes: Dreesie, BLBera, rretzler, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda, ahef1963, gypsysmom, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ShelfMonkey

Polzes avall: Bluewolf0411

Explicacions:

sturlington (26): Alternate history dystopia. Cloning and organ harvesting.

36
La fi de la infantesa
de Arthur C. Clarke
8,576 membres, 197 ressenyes
3.93 estrelles (3.93 estrelles)

Llistes: Bluewolf0411, pan0ramix, PDE, EvolvedMan, rretzler, ShellyS, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington

Polzes avall: aulsmith

Explicacions:

aulsmith (0): Clarke didn't mean this to be dystopian, just a sad evolutionary farewell.

sturlington (123): False utopia. Alien invasion, transhumanism.

37
The Passage
de Justin Cronin
7,962 membres, 580 ressenyes
3.89 estrelles (3.89 estrelles)

Llistes: Jarandel, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, BLBera, sturlington, kara.shamy, ShelfMonkey, ManWithAnAgenda, ahef1963

Polzes avall: DavidCady

Explicacions:

sturlington (27): Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.

38
The Chrysalids
de John Wyndham
3,902 membres, 103 ressenyes
3.91 estrelles (3.91 estrelles)

Llistes: SylviaC, greydoll, ShellyS, PDE, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ShelfMonkey, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (44): Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Evolution of humanity, development of telepathic powers, theological themes. YA audience.

39
The Twelve
de Justin Cronin
2,843 membres, 136 ressenyes
3.84 estrelles (3.84 estrelles)

Llistes: youthfulzombie, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ShelfMonkey

Explicacions:

sturlington (28): Sequel to The Passage.

40
Divergent
de Veronica Roth
18,818 membres, 1,332 ressenyes
4.01 estrelles (4.01 estrelles)

Llistes: SENSpence, awarren1, KimarieBee, Fiamme, rretzler, JoyKP, Dreesie, BLBera, ahef1963

Polzes avall: DavidCady, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (0): YA dystopia. Conformity, totalitarianism. First of a trilogy.

41
Watchmen
de Alan Moore
16,700 membres, 453 ressenyes
4.32 estrelles (4.32 estrelles)

Llistes: NateK, hipdeep, Fiamme, ahef1963, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda, rretzler, sturlington

Polzes avall: cej1027

Explicacions:

sturlington (125): Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.

42
The Windup Girl
de Paolo Bacigalupi
5,273 membres, 264 ressenyes
3.76 estrelles (3.76 estrelles)

Llistes: Lucy_Skywalker, aulsmith, Jarandel, ManWithAnAgenda, kara.shamy, gypsysmom, rretzler, sturlington

Polzes avall: Her_Royal_Orangeness

Explicacions:

Her_Royal_Orangeness (0): RapeX1000. *shudder*

sturlington (113): Futuristic biopunk dystopia. Climate change and genetic engineering.

43
The Power
de Naomi Alderman
2,934 membres, 191 ressenyes
3.78 estrelles (3.78 estrelles)

Llistes: pieperp, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, BLBera, kara.shamy, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (103): Feminist dystopia in which women gain the power to kill with electrical shocks. Reverse gender roles.

44
The Stepford Wives
de Ira Levin
2,529 membres, 69 ressenyes
3.59 estrelles (3.59 estrelles)

Llistes: thecoroner, rretzler, Dreesie, JoyKP, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (124): Feminist dystopia in which suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.

45
Parable of the Talents
de Octavia E. Butler
2,487 membres, 69 ressenyes
4.05 estrelles (4.05 estrelles)

Llistes: Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ShellyS, ManWithAnAgenda, BLBera, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (56): Sequel to Parable of the Sower.

46
World War Z
de Max Brooks
12,843 membres, 647 ressenyes
4 estrelles (4 estrelles)

Llistes: Lucy_Skywalker, Rosenort, SylviaC, megschristina, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, ShelfMonkey, sturlington

Polzes avall: LamontCranston, Bluewolf0411

Explicacions:

sturlington (115): Zombie apocalypse.

47
Alba
de Octavia E. Butler
2,453 membres, 80 ressenyes
4.03 estrelles (4.03 estrelles)

Llistes: sturlington, Dilara86, aulsmith, pan0ramix, ShellyS, Her_Royal_Orangeness

Explicacions:

sturlington (8): Far future following an apocalypse; first contact with advanced alien species. First in a trilogy.

48
The Gate to Women's Country
de Sheri S. Tepper
1,937 membres, 49 ressenyes
4.06 estrelles (4.06 estrelles)

Llistes: SonoranDreamer, Fiamme, ShellyS, gypsysmom, Her_Royal_Orangeness, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (95): Feminist false utopia. Post-apocalyptic matriarchal society.

49
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
de Kate Wilhelm
1,534 membres, 57 ressenyes
3.84 estrelles (3.84 estrelles)

Llistes: pieperp, EvolvedMan, ShellyS, rretzler, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (128): Post-apocalyptic novel. Cloning, loss of individuality.

50
The Water Knife
de Paolo Bacigalupi
1,419 membres, 80 ressenyes
3.85 estrelles (3.85 estrelles)

Llistes: pieperp, hipdeep, awarren1, BLBera, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (110): Climate change leads to drought, collapse, and violent clashes over water in the Southwest.

51
Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume--Rocannon's World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions
de Ursula K. Le Guin
1,140 membres, 18 ressenyes
4.08 estrelles (4.08 estrelles)

Llistes: sallypursell, pieperp, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington, gypsysmom

Explicacions:

sturlington (36): Collection of three novels. Two are set on alien planets. One is far-future post-apocalyptic Earth following an alien invasion.

52
The Unit
de Ninni Holmqvist
954 membres, 103 ressenyes
3.76 estrelles (3.76 estrelles)

Llistes: pieperp, ManWithAnAgenda, Dreesie, BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (138): Futuristic dystopia. Organ harvesting, euthanasia of the aged and non-productive members of society.

53
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
de Terry Pratchett
28,598 membres, 679 ressenyes
4.26 estrelles (4.26 estrelles)

Llistes: hipdeep, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda, ahef1963, gypsysmom

Explicacions:

sturlington (19): Comic apocalyptic novel that takes the biblical rapture as its premise.

54
The Gunslinger
de Stephen King
19,076 membres, 424 ressenyes
3.81 estrelles (3.81 estrelles)

Llistes: SonoranDreamer, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda, ShelfMonkey, ahef1963

Explicacions:

sturlington (14): Post-apocalyptic alternate universe. Mix of western, horror and science fiction. First in a series.

55
Cloud Atlas
de David Mitchell
15,183 membres, 630 ressenyes
4.11 estrelles (4.11 estrelles)

Llistes: sturlington, Dreesie, PDE, kara.shamy, BLBera, gypsysmom

Polzes avall: jcirulli

Explicacions:

sturlington (7): 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.… (més)

56
Ready Player One
de Ernest Cline
13,051 membres, 1,028 ressenyes
4.11 estrelles (4.11 estrelles)

Llistes: hipdeep, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, Dreesie, rretzler, sturlington

Polzes avall: Rosenort

Explicacions:

sturlington (132): Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.

57
Assaig sobre la ceguesa
de José Saramago
11,100 membres, 351 ressenyes
4.07 estrelles (4.07 estrelles)

Llistes: thecoroner, ManWithAnAgenda, ahef1963, BLBera, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (131): Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.

58
Under the Dome
de Stephen King
9,606 membres, 411 ressenyes
3.83 estrelles (3.83 estrelles)

Llistes: awarren1, Her_Royal_Orangeness, kara.shamy, JoyKP, SonoranDreamer, sturlington

Polzes avall: ManWithAnAgenda

Explicacions:

sturlington (34): A mysterious dome encloses a small town and civilization regresses quickly. Strong apocalyptic themes.

59
V for Vendetta
de Alan Moore
9,056 membres, 177 ressenyes
4.17 estrelles (4.17 estrelles)

Llistes: eclecticdodo, ManWithAnAgenda, rretzler, ShelfMonkey, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (195): Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.

60
Pretties
de Scott Westerfeld
8,097 membres, 273 ressenyes
3.83 estrelles (3.83 estrelles)

Llistes: cej1027, Dilara86, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, ahef1963, Dreesie

Polzes avall: sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (0): Sequel to Uglies.

61
The Forever War
de Joe Haldeman
7,950 membres, 215 ressenyes
4.02 estrelles (4.02 estrelles)

Llistes: sturlington, EvolvedMan, ShellyS, gypsysmom, rretzler

Explicacions:

sturlington (18): Futuristic dystopia; perpetual war.

62
Mona Lisa Overdrive
de William Gibson
6,392 membres, 46 ressenyes
3.78 estrelles (3.78 estrelles)

Llistes: EvolvedMan, ShellyS, gypsysmom, ShelfMonkey, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (240): Sequel to Count Zero.

63
The Mote in God's Eye
de Larry Niven
5,459 membres, 96 ressenyes
3.94 estrelles (3.94 estrelles)

Llistes: AlWheeler, KimarieBee, EvolvedMan, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (126): Alien civilization that experiences cyclical apocalypses.

64
The Fifth Season
de N. K. Jemisin
4,551 membres, 251 ressenyes
4.22 estrelles (4.22 estrelles)

Llistes: ManWithAnAgenda, BLBera, gypsysmom, sallypursell, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (196): DNF

65
Alas, Babylon
de Pat Frank
4,242 membres, 131 ressenyes
3.99 estrelles (3.99 estrelles)

Llistes: sallypursell, Rosenort, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (38): 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.… (més)

66
The Long Walk
de Stephen King
4,217 membres, 104 ressenyes
3.99 estrelles (3.99 estrelles)

Llistes: sallypursell, youthfulzombie, BlueHeaven1969, ShelfMonkey, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (129): Futuristic dystopia. Survival contests. One of The Bachman Books.

67
Lucifer's Hammer
de Larry Niven
3,768 membres, 63 ressenyes
3.92 estrelles (3.92 estrelles)

Llistes: sallypursell, Bluewolf0411, EvolvedMan, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (130): 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.… (més)

68
The Postman
de David Brin
3,659 membres, 80 ressenyes
3.74 estrelles (3.74 estrelles)

Llistes: megschristina, merrystar, greydoll, ShellyS, ShelfMonkey, sturlington

Polzes avall: DavidCady

Explicacions:

sturlington (127): 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.… (més)

69
Shades of Grey
de Jasper Fforde
3,633 membres, 251 ressenyes
4.09 estrelles (4.09 estrelles)

Llistes: youthfulzombie, cej1027, Dreesie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (182): First of a series.

70
Herland
de Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,221 membres, 59 ressenyes
3.42 estrelles (3.42 estrelles)

Llistes: SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda, Dreesie, rretzler, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (99): A utopian all-female society.

71
The Heart Goes Last
de Margaret Atwood
1,954 membres, 129 ressenyes
3.39 estrelles (3.39 estrelles)

Llistes: SonoranDreamer, BLBera, Dreesie, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (98): Satirical dystopia in which people volunteer to live in a closed community where they must spend every other month in prison.

72
Emergence
de David R. Palmer
585 membres, 20 ressenyes
4.19 estrelles (4.19 estrelles)

Llistes: SylviaC, ShellyS, Her_Royal_Orangeness, sallypursell, sturlington

73
A Gift upon the Shore
de M. K. Wren
375 membres, 16 ressenyes
3.91 estrelles (3.91 estrelles)

Llistes: Her_Royal_Orangeness, pieperp, EvolvedMan, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (96): 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.… (més)

74
La guerra de los mundos
de H. G. Wells
14,675 membres, 264 ressenyes
3.75 estrelles (3.75 estrelles)

Llistes: ShelfMonkey, sturlington, ahef1963, gypsysmom

Explicacions:

sturlington (35): Martian invasion with a strong apocalyptic tone.

75
The Illustrated Man
de Ray Bradbury
7,470 membres, 117 ressenyes
3.98 estrelles (3.98 estrelles)

Llistes: NateK, PDE, sturlington, JoyKP, ShellyS

Polzes avall: ShelfMonkey

Explicacions:

sturlington (21): Short stories, several of which have apocalyptic and dystopian themes.

76
Specials
de Scott Westerfeld
6,869 membres, 208 ressenyes
3.77 estrelles (3.77 estrelles)

Llistes: Dilara86, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda, awarren1, ahef1963

Polzes avall: sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (0): Sequel to Pretties.

77
Player Piano
de Kurt Vonnegut
5,925 membres, 70 ressenyes
3.74 estrelles (3.74 estrelles)

Llistes: PDE, ShelfMonkey, sallypursell, sturlington

78
The City & The City
de China Miéville
5,323 membres, 322 ressenyes
3.98 estrelles (3.98 estrelles)

Llistes: ManWithAnAgenda, ShelfMonkey, Dreesie, sturlington

79
The Lathe of Heaven
de Ursula K. Le Guin
5,188 membres, 150 ressenyes
4.01 estrelles (4.01 estrelles)

Llistes: ManWithAnAgenda, kara.shamy, PDE, EvolvedMan, sturlington

Polzes avall: Lucy_Skywalker

Explicacions:

Lucy_Skywalker (0): a great book, indeed, but it's not really a dystopia

sturlington (54): Alternate realities include dystopian and apocalyptic possibilities.

80
Feed
de M. T. Anderson
4,518 membres, 416 ressenyes
3.78 estrelles (3.78 estrelles)

Llistes: ManWithAnAgenda, awarren1, kara.shamy, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (141): YA dystopia. Technology implants.

81
Spin
de Robert Charles Wilson
3,331 membres, 140 ressenyes
3.97 estrelles (3.97 estrelles)

Llistes: ManWithAnAgenda, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, sturlington

82
Kraken
de China Miéville
3,030 membres, 164 ressenyes
3.6 estrelles (3.6 estrelles)

Llistes: ManWithAnAgenda, Dreesie, sallypursell, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (217): DNF

83
Feed
de Mira Grant
2,807 membres, 250 ressenyes
3.87 estrelles (3.87 estrelles)

Llistes: youthfulzombie, awarren1, sallypursell, sturlington

Explicacions:

youthfulzombie (4): Awesome post-apocalyptic zombies

sturlington (198): Zombie apocalypse. DNF

84
Stand on Zanzibar
de John Brunner
2,743 membres, 42 ressenyes
3.93 estrelles (3.93 estrelles)

Llistes: aulsmith, PDE, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (246): Overpopulation dystopia. DNF

85
The Dog Stars
de Peter Heller
2,301 membres, 188 ressenyes
3.93 estrelles (3.93 estrelles)

Llistes: Her_Royal_Orangeness, BLBera, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (245): Post-apocalyptic. DNF

86
All the Birds in the Sky
de Charlie Jane Anders
2,115 membres, 132 ressenyes
3.62 estrelles (3.62 estrelles)

Llistes: kara.shamy, gypsysmom, BLBera, sallypursell, sturlington

Polzes avall: rretzler

Explicacions:

rretzler (0): Ugh - I think magic and sci-fi in the same book ruined it for me.

87
Robopocalypse
de Daniel H. Wilson
1,871 membres, 143 ressenyes
3.62 estrelles (3.62 estrelles)

Llistes: awarren1, sallypursell, ShelfMonkey, sturlington

88
L'Home femella
de Joanna Russ
1,808 membres, 45 ressenyes
3.49 estrelles (3.49 estrelles)

Llistes: sallypursell, sturlington, EvolvedMan, gypsysmom

Explicacions:

sturlington (17): Feminist spec fiction set in 4 alternate universes, two of which could be considered dystopias.

89
The Last Policeman
de Ben H. Winters
1,703 membres, 167 ressenyes
3.83 estrelles (3.83 estrelles)

Llistes: ShelfMonkey, BLBera, sturlington, gypsysmom

Explicacions:

sturlington (51): Pre-apocalyptic. Imminent meteor impact causes social collapse. First in a trilogy.

90
Farthing
de Jo Walton
1,431 membres, 107 ressenyes
3.89 estrelles (3.89 estrelles)

Llistes: sallypursell, aulsmith, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (135): WWII alternate history in which England goes fascist. First in a trilogy.

91
Into the Forest
de Jean Hegland
1,364 membres, 46 ressenyes
3.87 estrelles (3.87 estrelles)

Llistes: sallypursell, SonoranDreamer, Her_Royal_Orangeness, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (100): Feminist post-apocalyptic fiction. Regression of civilization, return to the wilderness.

92
Borne
de Jeff VanderMeer
1,358 membres, 65 ressenyes
3.84 estrelles (3.84 estrelles)

Llistes: sallypursell, awarren1, Dreesie, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (67): Post-apocalyptic dystopian city dominated by a genetically engineered giant bear.

93
American War
de Omar El Akkad
1,288 membres, 71 ressenyes
3.79 estrelles (3.79 estrelles)

Llistes: sallypursell, kara.shamy, BLBera, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (80): Dystopian future in which outlawing of fossil fuels has sparked a second American Civil War.

94
Forty Signs of Rain
de Kim Stanley Robinson
1,279 membres, 44 ressenyes
3.42 estrelles (3.42 estrelles)

Llistes: sallypursell, pan0ramix, gypsysmom, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (137): First in a trilogy. Climate change apocalypse.

95
Adulthood Rites
de Octavia E. Butler
1,245 membres, 35 ressenyes
4.08 estrelles (4.08 estrelles)

Llistes: Dilara86, sturlington, ShellyS, Her_Royal_Orangeness

Explicacions:

sturlington (9): Sequel to Dawn.

96
Vox
de Christina Dalcher
1,042 membres, 86 ressenyes
3.61 estrelles (3.61 estrelles)

Llistes: kara.shamy, BLBera, sallypursell, sturlington

97
Camp Concentration
de Thomas M. Disch
987 membres, 24 ressenyes
3.65 estrelles (3.65 estrelles)

Llistes: aulsmith, sallypursell, gypsysmom, sturlington

98
Mockingbird
de Walter Tevis
833 membres, 32 ressenyes
4.05 estrelles (4.05 estrelles)

Llistes: Her_Royal_Orangeness, ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington

99
Bone Dance: A Fantasy for Technophiles
de Emma Bull
781 membres, 18 ressenyes
3.86 estrelles (3.86 estrelles)

Llistes: merrystar, mkbird, sallypursell, sturlington

100
Red Clocks
de Leni Zumas
780 membres, 46 ressenyes
3.75 estrelles (3.75 estrelles)

Llistes: sallypursell, kara.shamy, BLBera, sturlington

Explicacions:

sturlington (72): Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.

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