Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature
- Beskrivelse
- 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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af Ray Bradbury
53,788 medlemmer
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
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- 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
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- sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
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4.1
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:22 PM
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- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
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af Lois Lowry
39,973 medlemmer
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4.2
Global Rank 9
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
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- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, BookWallah, amz310783, sturlington, BLBera, eclecticdodo, rretzler, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Verkruissen, megschristina, nicoleop, JoyKP, EvolvedMan, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda, allyrod113, midget84,Lucy_Skywalker
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- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
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53,819 medlemmer
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3.9
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Tilføjet 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
- Forklaringer
- sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
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af H. G. Wells
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½ 3.7
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:29 PM
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- Forklaringer
- sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
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14,005 medlemmer
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3.9
Global Rank 31
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
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- ShelfMonkey, KimarieBee, sturlington, Dilara86, rretzler, cej1027, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda
- Forklaringer
- sturlington: YA dystopia. Conformity, personal appearance. First of a series.
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af C. S. Lewis
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3.8
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:34 PM
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3.8
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
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- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
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- sturlington : Sequel to Uglies.
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8,112 medlemmer
222 anmeldelser
3.8
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:46 PM
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- Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, awarren1, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
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- sturlington : Sequel to Pretties.
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4,064 medlemmer
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4.1
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:48 PM
- 4 Members
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af Mark Dunn
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259 anmeldelser
3.9
Global Rank 63
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:44 PM
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- sturlington: One by one, use of different letters of the alphabet is outlawed in a fictional island country.
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af C. S. Lewis
10,987 medlemmer
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3.8
Global Rank 196
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:32 PM
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af C. S. Lewis
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3.8
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:33 PM
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af Alan Moore
19,128 medlemmer
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½ 4.3
Global Rank 47
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:42 PM
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- hipdeep, sturlington, Fiamme, rretzler, ahef1963, NateK, Dreesie, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
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- sturlington: Alternate history with superheroes. Dystopian and apocalyptic themes.
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64,312 medlemmer
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½ 4.3
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Tilføjet 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 ,
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- 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*
