/book/ - Apocalyptica

Name: Anonymous 2010-03-27 22:18

So I just finished Orwell's 1984 a few weeks ago, and I'm feeling a growing melancholy. Anyone have good suggestions for end-of-the-world-scenario novels, or post-apocalyptica? I've read SK's Dark Tower series, and while not perfect, it did capture that sense of despair I am currently feeling.

Name: Anonymous 2010-03-28 16:51

Well the big one going around right now is "The Road," if you haven't already read it its worth a read. It will fuel your despair quite adequately, and it takes a "realistic" approach to the apocalypse, or at least as close to realistic as you could get.

Name: Anonymous 2010-03-28 20:57

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep- Philip K. Dick; World War Z- Max Brooks; I am Legend- Richard Matheson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apocalyptic_and_post-apocalyptic_fiction

Name: Anonymous 2010-03-29 14:45

That list is cool and everything but I need a list just like that of books that are worth reading. No way to tell if that is the case!

Name: Anonymous 2010-03-30 4:47

Try Brave New world, day of the triffids

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-11 6:20

'The man in the high castle' Philip K Dick. Its about the Nazis winning ww2.

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-11 16:48

The Girl who owned a city was really great as a kid... not sure if it holds up but it's probably better than world war z.

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-17 3:12

Brave New World

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-22 10:06

>>4
did Richard Matheson write the original book that went to movie form, or is this a different I am Legend?

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-25 14:54

http://www.digitalnasties.com/inproduction/

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-27 22:15

The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It won the Pulitzer.

Name: Anonymous 2010-05-01 7:27

The Stand By Stephen King? that books really good its hefty at 1141 pages but its good and theres never a dull moment

Name: Anonymous 2010-05-03 18:25

I am Legend is the Orignal title, The Last Man on Earth is the first remake and it was more true to the Title. He is a legend because he's the killer of the infected, who become more like vampires, instead of zombies.

so he learns his infamoy of being a monsters as much as he sees them. they were thinking of all...

Apocalyptica

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