Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature
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- 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
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
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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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af Lois Lowry
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4.2
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:26 PM
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- sturlington: Classic example of a children's dystopia, one of the few on this list.
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4.1
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Tilføjet 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
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- sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.
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af Alan Moore
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4.2
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:19 PM
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- sturlington : Probably not going to read this since I saw the movie.
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½ 4.3
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:18 PM
- 20 Members
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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*
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4.2
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:49 PM
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- sturlington: Sequel to The Hunger Games.
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:50 PM
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- sturlington: Sequel to Catching Fire.
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af Hugh Howey
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:51 PM
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- sturlington: Future subterranean totalitarian society. Post-apocalyptic--environmental destruction.
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589 medlemmer
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½ 3.6
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Tilføjet 2014-03-06, 01:36 PM
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- sturlington, eclecticdodo, nagasravika.bodapati
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- sturlington: Several stories by PKD, including the title one, have dystopian themes.