Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature
- Descrição
- 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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11,567 membros
775 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 15
Pontuação 16
Adicionado 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
- Explicações
- sturlington: Flu pandemic wipes out most of the population.
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3,519 membros
153 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 33
Pontuação 11
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 01:52 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, SylviaC, sturlington, BLBera, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, TheRealLouise,Rosenort
- Explicações
- sturlington: Sequel to The Year of the Flood.
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8,036 membros
237 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 23
Pontuação 13
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, sturlington, Fiamme, BLBera, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, SonoranDreamer, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, pan0ramix, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise
- Explicações
- 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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de Stephen King
4,556 membros
99 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 8
Pontuação 21
Adicionado 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
- Explicações
- sturlington: Biblical apocalypse, epidemic of human-engineered virus, showdown between good and evil.
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22,745 membros
938 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 21
Pontuação 13
Adicionado 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
- Explicações
- sturlington: Alternate history dystopia.
Cloning and organ harvesting.
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9,364 membros
633 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 32
Pontuação 11
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
- 12 Members
- ShelfMonkey, sturlington, BLBera, Bluewolf0411, Jarandel, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,DavidCady
- Explicações
- sturlington: Vampire apocalypse. First in a trilogy.
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de Hugh Howey
6,614 membros
379 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 28
Pontuação 12
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 12 Members
- merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, eclecticdodo, rretzler, NateK, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, JoyKP, zfak102, awarren1, allyrod113
- Explicações
- sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
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3,549 membros
167 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 36
Pontuação 10
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 02:06 PM
- 10 Members
- youthfulzombie, ShelfMonkey, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113
- Explicações
- sturlington: Sequel to The Passage.
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de Ernest Cline
18,373 membros
1,270 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 48
Pontuação 7
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, rretzler, Dreesie, Verkruissen, dianeham, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,Rosenort
- Explicações
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia: overcrowding and escape to virtual reality. Video game-like narrative.
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de M. R. Carey
5,301 membros
399 resenhas
4
Global Rank 76
Pontuação 5
Adicionado 2014-09-19, 01:39 PM
- 6 Members
- rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, awarren1, allyrod113,sturlington
- Explicações
- sturlington :
Zombie apocalypse
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de Peter Heller
2,871 membros
220 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 81
Pontuação 5
Adicionado 2014-06-06, 04:25 PM
- 6 Members
- BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, Verkruissen, allyrod113, TheRealLouise,sturlington
- Explicações
- sturlington : Post-apocalyptic. DNF
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1,523 membros
117 resenhas
½ 3.5
Global Rank 68
Pontuação 6
Adicionado 2018-11-16, 09:06 AM
- 7 Members
- sallypursell, BLBera, Aug3Zimm, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, dianeham, TheRealLouise,sturlington
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de Leni Zumas
1,121 membros
61 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 85
Pontuação 5
Adicionado 2018-04-16, 12:15 PM
- 5 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, BLBera, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Explicações
- sturlington: Near-future feminist dystopia in which abortion has been outlawed.
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3,308 membros
335 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 102
Pontuação 4
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 01:57 PM
- 4 Members
- sallypursell, SylviaC, sturlington, Verkruissen
- Explicações
- sturlington: Environmental collapse from slowing of Earth's rotation.
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1,880 membros
92 resenhas
4
Global Rank 105
Pontuação 4
Adicionado 2016-05-30, 04:25 PM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, kara.shamy, Verkruissen, allyrod113
- Explicações
- sturlington: Sequel to The Twelve
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1,642 membros
172 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 108
Pontuação 4
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 02:03 PM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Verkruissen
- Explicações
- sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which abortion is illegal.
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6,074 membros
224 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 95
Pontuação 4
Adicionado 2020-02-18, 07:23 AM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, rretzler, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
- Explicações
- sturlington: Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
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2,200 membros
107 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 140
Pontuação 3
Adicionado 2014-07-10, 03:58 PM
- 3 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen
- Explicações
- sturlington: Far future post-apocalyptic Africa.
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437 membros
32 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 183
Pontuação 3
Adicionado 2018-03-18, 09:30 AM
- 3 Members
- sallypursell, kara.shamy, Verkruissen
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de Tim Lebbon
293 membros
12 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 191
Pontuação 3
Adicionado 2016-05-21, 10:43 AM
- 3 Members
- sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen
- Explicações
- sturlington: Ravenous monsters who hunt by sound rapidly take over the planet.
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de Jenni Fagan
416 membros
91 resenhas
½ 3.4
Global Rank 249
Pontuação 2
Adicionado 2017-07-27, 09:06 AM
- 2 Members
- sallypursell, Verkruissen
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de Beth Lewis
517 membros
106 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 307
Pontuação 1
Adicionado 2016-05-27, 11:43 AM
- 2 Members
- sallypursell, Verkruissen,sturlington
- Explicações
- sturlington : Set after nuclear war has caused a regression of civilization. DNF
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de Lois Lowry
39,809 membros
1,582 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 9
Pontuação 20
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
- 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
- Explicações
- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
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34,256 membros
1,402 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 10
Pontuação 19
Adicionado 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
- Explicações
- 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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64,060 membros
3,478 resenhas
½ 4.3
Global Rank 17
Pontuação 14
Adicionado 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 ,
- Explicações
- 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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40,955 membros
1,045 resenhas
½ 4.3
Global Rank 20
Pontuação 13
Adicionado 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
- Explicações
- 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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42,074 membros
1,134 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 4
Pontuação 29
Adicionado 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
- Explicações
- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
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16,934 membros
536 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 7
Pontuação 21
Adicionado 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
- Explicações
- sturlington: Futuristic biopunk dystopia leading to an apocalypse. First of a trilogy.
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4,801 membros
189 resenhas
4
Global Rank 78
Pontuação 5
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 02:00 PM
- 7 Members
- ShelfMonkey, PDE, sturlington, rretzler, Jarandel, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411 ,DavidCady
- Explicações
- sturlington: Vampire/zombie apocalypse.
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3,227 membros
253 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 80
Pontuação 5
Adicionado 2014-08-27, 01:56 PM
- 5 Members
- INTPLibrarian, sallypursell, sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Verkruissen
- Explicações
- sturlington: People start seeing something that causes them to go violently insane.
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de Carrie Ryan
4,053 membros
383 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 128
Pontuação 3
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 4 Members
- sallypursell, Lucy_Skywalker, Verkruissen, awarren1,sturlington
- Explicações
- sturlington : YA zombie apocalypse.
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6,936 membros
216 resenhas
4
Global Rank 124
Pontuação 3
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 01:57 PM
- 4 Members
- ShellyS, sallypursell, sturlington, Verkruissen,Bluewolf0411
- Explicações
- sturlington: Futuristic dystopia with noir themes. First in a series.
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8,416 membros
215 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 26
Pontuação 12
Adicionado 2014-03-06, 01:21 PM
- 13 Members
- ShellyS, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, BLBera, alex68, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, pan0ramix, EvolvedMan, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45, skid0612,Verkruissen
- Explicações
- sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.