Trope-ical Readathon (March 2024) - hosted by jenjenreviews

(Post) Apocalyptic/Dystopia Trope
Read a book that takes place during or following an apocalyptic event or a book that features a dystopia. Alternatively, read a comfort read.

Point Value: 50 points
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Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

Girls of Paper and Fire

Girls of Paper and Fire #1

Natasha Ngan

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon

Swan Song

Robert R. McCammon

34 hours, 19 minutes • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction dystopian horror dark medium-paced
The Measure by Nikki Erlick

The Measure

Nikki Erlick

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary speculative fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

Battle Royale

Koushun Takami

617 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction dystopian horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Walking Dead: Compendium 4 by Robert Kirkman

The Walking Dead: Compendium 4

The Walking Dead Compendium Edition #4

Robert Kirkman

1096 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction comics horror adventurous dark medium-paced
Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb

Fool's Fate

The Tawny Man #3

Robin Hobb

32 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional slow-paced
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

Dawn

Xenogenesis #1

Octavia E. Butler

248 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction feminism science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Broken Throne by Victoria Aveyard

Broken Throne

Red Queen #4.5

Victoria Aveyard

468 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

255 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson

The Sandcastle Empire

Kayla Olson

10 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction science fiction young adult dark mysterious fast-paced