Dystopian reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 146 Reddit reviews across 10 subreddits and 18 posts to rank the best Dystopian brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/suggestmeabook, r/booksuggestions, r/FilmClubPH, r/RSbookclub, r/anime. Top-rated brands include Margaret Atwood (4.8/5), Andrew Shanahan (4.7/5), Octavia E. Butler (5.0/5).
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Subreddits10
Posts18
Brands82
Products82
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#1
Margaret Atwood
4.8
(15)
"Dystopia books: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood"
"Dystopia books: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood"
"Oryx and Crake is so good."
"The Maddaddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood"
"Thr Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood"
"Oryx and Crake"
"I need to read The Testaments! Handmaid’s tale book and tv show are fantastic!"
"The handmaids tale, severance, the leftovers"
"Handmaid’s taleeee!!!"
"Handmaid's Tale and Severance. Silo seems popular, I will check it out."
#2
Andrew Shanahan
4.7
(7)
"B of the Bang by Andrew Shanahan, it’s a fun look at the end of the world. It’s gross, funny, anti-billionaires and involves lobsters. I loved it!"
"Before and After, Andrew Shanahan. Loved this book, couldn't put it down. Definitely my favourite the-world-is-over book."
"Same! Loved it and the sequel!"
"Came here to say the same! Read the duology a few years back, and still think about it constantly."
"Before and after by Andrew Shanahan! It's amazing, I won't go into much detail as I don't want to give the story away and ruin your reading, but it's such a different take on the end of the world and I was hooked straight away!"
"Anything by Andrew Shanahan!"
"This was my latest read by Andrew Shanahan, and you’ve hit the nail on the head with that description! Definitely one I’d recommend!"
#3
Octavia E. Butler
5.0
(6)
"Dystopia books: Xenogenesis by Octavia S Butler"
"Dystopia books: The Parable Duet by Octavia S Butler"
"Parable of the sour by Octavia butler!"
"I’m reading Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler after finishing Parable of the Sower."
"Seconding Parable of the Sower"
"Parable of the Sower (Earthseed #1) by Octavia E. Butler"
#4
Emily St. John Mandel
5.0
(5)
"Station Eleven - Emily St John Mandel"
"Station Eleven"
"Station Eleven"
"Station Eleven"
"Station Eleven (HBO)"
#5
Stephen King
5.0
(4)
"The Stand - Stephen King
Swan Song - Robert McCammon
On the Beach - Nevil Shute
A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller Jr.
Lucifer’s Hammer - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
My top five."
"The Stand by Stephen King"
"The Stand by Stephen King. Post-apocalyptic rather than fully dystopian but it's excellent."
"The Stand is epic too, of course."
#6
Peter Heller
4.3
(4)
"The Dog Stars by Peter Heller. It's fantastic, one of my favourite books ever."
"The Dog Stars by Peter Heller."
"Burn by Peter Heller (out next month) two friends who annually hike off grid return to find Maine has seceded and the country in an Us/Them upheaval."
"The Dog Stars by Peter Heller"
#7
Severance
5.0
(3)
"Severance"
"The handmaids tale, severance, the leftovers"
"Severance, Alice in Borderland, Silo"
#8
Kazuo Ishiguro
5.0
(3)
"Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro recently read this was blown away. Great book, very much a read between the lines novel."
"Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro"
"Try watching/reading these other dystopian films/books too: Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)"
#9
The Last of Us
5.0
(3)
"Last of US"
"The Last of US"
"Last of Us (Prime)"
#10
Cormac McCarthy
5.0
(3)
"The Road by Cormac McCarthy."
"The Road by Cormac McCarthy"
"The Road by Cormac McCarthy"
#11
Philip K. Dick
4.7
(3)
"I don't even typically like sci fi, probably just haven't explored enough but Phillip k dick is excellent"
"Yes and A Scanner Darkly. Philip K. Dick does great sci-fi dystopia"
"I like a lot of Philip K Dick's famous ones like A Scanner Darkly and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep but since you asked for hidden gems, I'd say The Penultimate Truth."
#12
Justin Cronin
4.3
(3)
"The Passage series by Justin Cronin. It’s epic"
"The Twelve, by Justin Cronin."
"The Passage series by Justin Cronin. I look forward to reading this epic again"
#13
Silo
5.0
(2)
"Silo series: Wool, Shift, Dust"
"I would highly recommend the Silo series. Start with Wool. Don't do them out of order."
#14
James K. Morrow
5.0
(2)
"This Is the Way the World Ends by James K. Morrow"
"This is the Way the World Ends by James K. Morrow"
#15
Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
5.0
(2)
"This is How You Lose the Time War is fun, bright and original"
"*This is How You Lose the Time War* by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is one of the most inventive sci fi books I’ve read in a LONG time."
#16
Sequoia Nagamatsu
5.0
(2)
"How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu"
"How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu"
#17
M.T. Anderson
5.0
(2)
"The single most prophetic dystopia I've ever read. Beyond chilling."
"Feed by MT Anderson. It’s a YA novel but a great one. I just finished the audiobook. So effing good. Funny from the get and throughout but so profound and so prescient"
#18
Walter M. Miller Jr.
5.0
(2)
"A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter Miller"
"Strong recommend for A Canticle for Liebowitz, that book kind of stuck with me a long time after reading it."
#19
Fallout
5.0
(2)
"Fallout"
"Fallout"
#20
Omar El Akkad
4.5
(2)
"American War by Omar El Akkad. It’s very different and thought provoking."
"American War by Omar El Akkad"
#21
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.5
(2)
"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas By Ursula LeGuin! I think about it very often."
"The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. More deals with themes of political and social upheaval, it’s about life in a dystopian setting"
#22
J.G. Ballard
4.5
(2)
"You need to read some J. G. Ballard. The following are books not short stories but they would fit right in since what you describe is imo exactly what Ballard is all about.; the magnificent end of the world books, Concrete Island, Crash, The Atrocity Exhibition, Highrise etc."
"The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard. Set in a post-climate-change world where the planet has warmed"
#23
Pat Frank
4.0
(2)
"Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank"
"Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank"
#24
C.A. Fletcher
4.0
(2)
"A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World, by C.A. Fletcher."
"A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher"
#25
Ira Levin
4.0
(2)
"This Perfect Day by Ira Levin. I read it so very many years ago."
"This perfect day - ira levin"
#26
Yevgeny Zamyatin
4.0
(2)
"Might not be read much anymore but “We” by Yevgeny Zamyatin."
"*We* by Yevgeny Zamyatin and *Darkness at Noon* by Arthur Koestler are both dystopian novels that were influences on *1984*"
#27
J.D. Maverick
4.0
(2)
"The Hidden Hand: A Story of Global Conspiracy and Hidden Power by J.D. Maverick fits the description of what you're looking for."
"The Hidden Hand: A Story of Global Conspiracy and Hidden Power by J.D. Maverick. This book just came out this month."
#28
Nick Cutter
4.0
(2)
"The Troop by Nick Cutter"
"The Deep by Nick Cutter"
#29
Kurt Vonnegut
4.0
(2)
"Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut"
"Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut"
#30
Hugh Howey
5.0
(1)
"The Silo Series - Hugh Howey"
#31
Kim Liggett
5.0
(1)
"It’s YA, but I really loved The Grace Year by Kim Liggett."
#32
MR Carey
5.0
(1)
"The book of koli by MR Carey and the two sequels is great!"
#33
Planetarian
5.0
(1)
"**Planetarian** is a great short but emotional story about a human and android who meet and form a connection in a post-apocalyptic world."
#34
No Game No Life
5.0
(1)
"No Game No Life movie, is a masterpiece."
#35
Girl with all the Gifts
5.0
(1)
"Girl w all the Gifts is rarely talked about, but it’s so good!"
#36
Karel Čapek
5.0
(1)
"Check out War with the Newts by Capek. HUGE hidden gem from the 1930s by a Czech author. Very Orwellian vibes."
#37
Mary Shelley
5.0
(1)
"I will never stop recommending The Last Man by Mary Shelley"
#38
Suzanne Collins
5.0
(1)
"Dystopia books: The Hunger Games initial trilogy by Suzanne collins"
#39
Meg Elison
5.0
(1)
"The Book Of The Unamed Midwife by Meg Elison. I never see this one recommended and I loved it!"
#40
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
5.0
(1)
"Lucifer’s Hammer was recommended to be some years back and it was great. About a comet crashing to earth and most of the population dies to the tsunamis. You follow those who didn’t die. Was fun!"
#41
Karin Boye
5.0
(1)
"Kallocain, about a dystopian future where are the government pries into even your most deeply held thoughts, which was published in 1940."
#42
Harlan Ellison
5.0
(1)
"“I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison"
#43
Rachel Cosgrove Payes
5.0
(1)
"Half Life by Rachel Cosgrove Payes, read it as a kid and think about it *all the time*"
#44
Cyberpunk
5.0
(1)
"Cyberpunk:Edgerunners (partial ako dito kasi I truly enjoyed the CP: 2077 after the updates ofc)."
#45
Aldous Huxley
5.0
(1)
"Dystopia books: Brave New World by Aldo"
#46
José Saramago
5.0
(1)
"Blind by Saramago. Amazing book"
#47
George Orwell
5.0
(1)
"Try watching/reading these other dystopian films/books too: 1984 (George Orwell)"
#48
Gary Shteyngart
5.0
(1)
"Super sad true love story by gary shteyngart. i literally just finished it five minutes ago, and loved it. it’s hilarious but also gives a deep deep vicious satirical look into America."
#49
David Arnold
5.0
(1)
"The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold is a fantastic dystopian standalone that doesn't get a lot of attention."
#50
Snowpiercer
4.0
(1)
"Snowpiercer"
#51
John Wyndham
4.0
(1)
"The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham"
#52
Deon Meyer
4.0
(1)
"Fever by Deon Meyer"
#53
Ghost in the Shell
4.0
(1)
"The **Ghost in the Shell** movie explores some of these themes, although more from the human perspective than something like *Vivy*."
#54
Nier Automata
4.0
(1)
"Im not sure if Nier Automata is what youre looking but its a cool show."
#55
Beatless
4.0
(1)
"- Beatless"
#56
Plastic Memories
4.0
(1)
"Maybe Plastic Memories"
#57
The Uglies
4.0
(1)
"I loved The Uglies when I was a teen!"
#58
Jason Pargin
4.0
(1)
"Zoey Ashe series - Jason pargin"
#59
Sarah Pinsker
4.0
(1)
"We are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker"
#60
Blake Crouch
4.0
(1)
"Wayward Pines series by Blake Crouch"
#61
John Joseph Adams
4.0
(1)
"There are three volumes of Wastelands anthologies edited by John Joseph Adams. A lot of the stories in them fit your criteria."
#62
Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka
4.0
(1)
"Warday by Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka"
#63
Kenneth Johnson and A.C. Crispin
4.0
(1)
"Dystopia books: V by Kenneth Johnson and AC Crispin"
#64
John Christopher
4.0
(1)
"I've always had a soft place in my heart for the Tripod Trilogy by John Christopher."
#65
Paolo Bacigalupi
4.0
(1)
"The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi"
#66
Naomi Alderman
4.0
(1)
"The Power, by Naomi Alderman: what if women were suddenly the more dominant gend"
#67
Ray Bradbury
4.0
(1)
"Ray Bradbury’s The Pedestrian is basically a dry run for Fahrenheit 451. Very short."
#68
Suzy McKee Charnas
4.0
(1)
"Dystopia books: The Holdfast Chronicles by Suzy McKee Charnas"
#69
Lois Lowry
4.0
(1)
"Try watching/reading these other dystopian films/books too: The Giver (Lois Lowry)"
#70
M.R. Carey
4.0
(1)
"The Girl With All The Gifts by MR Carey"
#71
Boris and Arkady Strugatsky
4.0
(1)
"The Doomed city by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky."
#72
Neal Shusterman
4.0
(1)
"Some of these are YA but I would still recommend! Unwind - Neal Shusterman."
#73
Andrew Peterson
4.0
(1)
"The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson is really wonderful and has a dystopian quality to it."
#74
Olga Ravn
4.0
(1)
"The Employees by Olga Ravn is a good, short dystopian."
#75
George Stewart
4.0
(1)
"Earth Abides by George Stewart"
#76
Ryu Murakami
4.0
(1)
"Coin Locker Babies by Ryu Murakami"
#77
Jeanne DuPrau
4.0
(1)
"Came here to suggest City of Ember too!!"
#78
Sarah Langan
4.0
(1)
"A Better World, by Sarah Langan (Climate change, political polarization etc, a family applies to live in a 'safe' 'utopian' Corporate Company Town, but is it safe and utopian?"
#79
Kim Stanley Robinson
4.0
(1)
"Kim Stanley Robinson 2140 and Neal Stephenson Snow Crash."
#80
Eric Flint
4.0
(1)
"Agree with the DCC recommendations, but thought I would throw out 1632 written by Eric Flint, narrated by George Guidall as a sort of dystopian adjacent option."
#81
Alan Dean Foster
3.0
(1)
"Why Johnny can't speed by Alan Dean Foster."
#82
Anna Kavan
3.0
(1)
"Ice by Anna Kavan, but only if you're okay with an absolute fever dream of a book"
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