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nodepapaya t1_iuhd9in wrote

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

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Similar-Active-5027 t1_iuhduv1 wrote

This is a good one. I'll also add A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller.

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asifur0507 OP t1_iuhe629 wrote

I am a newbie on this genre. I will check out all the recommendation. Thanks!

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asifur0507 OP t1_iuhdst7 wrote

I will check it out. Thank you for your recommendation!

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CntFenring t1_iuhelpn wrote

It's an amazing book but be prepared - The Road is very dark and unsettling. Not exactly a swashbuckling, hopeful, "let's band together to rebuild" type book.

It has extreme deprivation, depravity, and collapse. It's an unblinking look at humans scraping out their survival on a day-by-day (sometimes hour-by-hour) basis in a brutal, zero-sum world.

Closest comparison imo is Night by Elie Wiesel.

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bean-flicker3000 t1_iuhd2z8 wrote

Maybe the Silo series by Hugh Howey fits the bill

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asifur0507 OP t1_iuhdvtc wrote

I will check them out. Thank you for your recommendation!

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zozospencil t1_iuhdkn6 wrote

The Passage Trilogy by Justin Cronin

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asifur0507 OP t1_iuhdxqt wrote

I will check them out. Thank you for your recommendation!

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Rustymarble t1_iuhdqtm wrote

Alas Babylon by Pat Frank is really good! Florida after nuclear war and how they survived in the aftermath.

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asifur0507 OP t1_iuhea8z wrote

I am really happy to see all the response within minutes. All the recommendations will help me to get started. Thank you!

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DoTheNastyInThePasty t1_iuheml9 wrote

Swan Song by Robert McCammon is one of the best!

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asifur0507 OP t1_iuhk8me wrote

This book is recommend more than one instance. It makes it more compelling .Thanks!

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mmmmkay23 t1_iuhe2v1 wrote

The Stand by Stephen King

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asifur0507 OP t1_iuhixtk wrote

I like reading Stephene king. Definitely gonna check it out. Thanks!

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HanaBothWays t1_iuheia3 wrote

Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy, although not in the conventional way. Smaller “Year Without A Summer” or Krakatoa-style events, called Seasons, are frequent enough that the society in the books has a protocol for coping with them. And then there’s a really big one.

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asifur0507 OP t1_iuhk0ht wrote

It sounds interesting. I will look further into this book. Thanks!

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Numetshell t1_iuhe5ry wrote

Earth Abides by George Stewart.

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Scarlat7 t1_iuheb1b wrote

Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta.

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rudebish t1_iuheopg wrote

A huge but amazing book: The Stand.

Swan Song is another good one

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asifur0507 OP t1_iuhkf91 wrote

These two books have been suggested multiple times. I think it will be worth checking them out. Thanks!

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doctor_d82 t1_iuhf16n wrote

Nevil Shute - "On the Beach" Feels more apocalyptic and feasible to happen than most; humanity self-inflicts wounds upon the planet, and cannot escape the chaos. How apt ☠️💀☠️

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asifur0507 OP t1_iuhkmhe wrote

I hope that book does not have a sad ending! Thank you!

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The_Grahf_Experiment t1_iuhfabv wrote

Also, you definitly want to check J.G. Ballard's tetralogy on elemental apocalypses (although one of the four book is no longer edited per author's choice) which are The Wind from Nowhere, The Drowned, Burning and Crystal World (The Burning World is also named The Drought).

Beautiful poetic writing, powerful and his characters are amazing.

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asifur0507 OP t1_iuhkxdc wrote

I am kinda afraid of this voluminous work! But gonna check this out nonetheless. Thank you!

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The_Grahf_Experiment t1_iuhlgyw wrote

Don't. Each novel is relatively short and is to be taken independently. Each describes an end of the world/post-apocalyptic situation based on a natural catastrophic event (i.e. heat, draught, cold or wind) and the struggle of survivors to continue to live in this environment. Very romantic, beautiful and organic descriptions, tremendous and lasting sensations. You won't be disappointed.

Have a good read my friend. 🙂

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books-ModTeam t1_iuhhwyw wrote

Hi there. Per rule 3.3, please post book recommendation requests in /r/SuggestMeABook or in our Weekly Recommendation Thread. Thank you!

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asifur0507 OP t1_iuhisvh wrote

I am sorry. I did not know this rule. Next time I will seek book recommendation on above mentioned sub. Thank you.

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