10 Scary Books Like The Last of Us: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Must-Reads
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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2024
- This is a TOP 10 BOOKS LIST for those who loved The Last of Us.
Whether you're a fan of the games or the HBO series, prepare to add to your TBR pile. I've curated a list of 10 Unforgettable Books Like The Last of Us that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster through post-apocalyptic worlds! If you thought Joel and Ellie's journey was intense, wait until you meet the characters in these must-read novels. 😱🤯
Join me as I explore these gripping tales filled with survival, sacrifice, and the human spirit's resilience. From zombie-infested wastelands to societies on the brink of collapse, these books are perfect for fans of The Last of Us who crave more heart-pounding action and gut-wrenching drama. 🧟♂️💔
But fear not, fellow bookworms! Amidst the chaos and destruction, you'll find moments of hope, love, and friendship that'll make you laugh, cry, and cherish your canned goods. 🥫😂 So buckle up and get ready to dive into these incredible post-apocalyptic reads!
Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more book recommendations, literary discussions, and all things bookish! 📖👍 And hey, if you've already read some of these gems or have other suggestions, drop a comment below to share the love of apocalyptic fiction with fellow fans. Happy reading! 🎉📚
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The Dog Stars is one of my all time favorite books of any genre
WOWWW That's a big statement! I might have to make a review of that one. What is it that you loved so much about it?
@@PaperbackJourneys I felt that it was a mature realistic look at an apocalypse type scenario and stresses the importance of having people over supplies when things get bad, like making sure that you’re making a life worth surviving for.
I second this emotion! Loved The Dog Stars!
I swear...if the dog dies....🥲🥺
@@zeynepistaken it’s worth the ride either way it might or might not go down
My add: The Rising by Brian Keene. You’ll never look at zombie stories the same again!
‘The end of the World, it’s FANTASTIC!!’ Haha brilliant, couldn’t agree more! 😀
Great video and thank you, I’ve definitely added some books to my DGR (definitely gonna read) list!
I look forward to the next one!
Did you catch the Hot Shots Part Deux reference? Haha. “War!… it’s fantastic!!”
Awesome video, your enthusiasm is infectious! Sniff...you had me at "I Love Dogs." I think your channel deserves to grow and achieve greatness, you have serious charisma man. I would seriously recommend "Swan Song" by Robert McCammon, the greatest novel of all time.
Oh mate! Yes Swan Song is definitely on my list. Thank you so much for the comment and also for tagging me the other day. I NEED to get around to doing that tag. I’ve got 2 full time jobs so I barely get a minute to make my little videos but I did notice it. Thanks again so much mate.
Great video!
I love how your videos always surprise me in some way. I wasn’t expecting this but damn the video was great!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks again for commenting it really means a lot to me that you take the time. I enjoyed making this one. I think I’ll make some similar videos as well as my regular reviews.
@@PaperbackJourneys No problem! You have some of the best book videos on CZcams and it’ll be fun to see what other videos you have coming! This definitely added a couple books to my to read list :)
Highly recommended Robert Mccammon’s…Swan Song
Excellent! Another recommendation for Swan Song. I'm so excited to read it!
Hey! Saw your comment on Robin Waldun's video and decided to check out your channel. I'm not really a guy with much time for fiction, but I saw some of your videos in spite of my initial disinterest, and really liked your edits and communication! You have a passion for literature that honestly is making me tear up a little right now. I hope you continue making your videos, I truly envision great success for you! And I can honestly say I have been correct about these visions multiple times here on youtube, haha(in particular about this one little 3k subscriber channel about a brazilian football that in a few months managed to become the biggest in its niche with nearly 200k subs today). I truly believe I can fall in love with literature again through your fun content!
Wow this comment blew me away. Thank you so much for your kind words and I hope you enjoy my future videos. I admit that I do LOVE books and I tend to get along with others who like them too. Yeah Robin Waldun is awesome isn't he? Very good channel he's got there.
Great video making. Great explanation skills brother. Thanks for the video
I’ve been absolutely loving this series so this is such a cool video, thanks so much for the recommendations 👏🏼✨
Thanks so much for watching is Shauna. I'm glad you liked it. Hopefully you got some new books to read from it.
Man your passion and character really shines here, you were made for this brother
That’s such a nice thing to say Brett! Thank you so much man. I do enjoy myself when I talk about books haha.
I love your videos!
I have a suggested read for you. You should check out "Swan Song" by Robert R. McCammon. It is a world that is trying to survive after a nuclear apocalypse. It is like The Stand in that there is a battle between Good and Evil.
I NEED to jump on this. Swan Song is definitely going to bump up a few spots on my TBR pile. Thanks so much for the comment and the recommendation my friend!
@@PaperbackJourneys Just slightly more information. It shows the viewpoint of the evil characters as well. Most characters have a PoV chapter.
This would have been my suggestion as well
@@Knowmad76 Everyone seems to be recommending this book so I went ahead and bought it haha. My cousin also said that he preferred it to The Stand, so we’ll see I guess.
I do prefer it to the Stand also. And I do love the Stand.
Everyone skips lucifers hammer...loved that book ...I've read a lot of these since I was ten yrs old, started with the stand then onto earth abides and many more....great books
hahaha you are so funny. You deserve soooo many more subscribers. I am currently working my way through all of Kings work.
Lauren you're so nice. Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. I have lots of Stephen King reviews on my channel, just released one today. Please let me know what you thought of some of the books we've both read. I love hearing what other people think of them.
Dystopian fiction is my favorite. I look for different versions of apocalypses, whether it is a pandemic, world war, or climate disaster, I just love reading them. The Road is one of my favorite novels. Another one of my favorites is Station Eleven. It’s beginning reads like how Covid started
You are my kind of people 🙌
great video and choices - have you heard of " Earth Abides " by George R. Stewart? fits in this video very well and is awesome
I too was going to mention Swan Song. Another one few these days recall is Gore Vidal's "Kalki" Which isn't the lengthiest of Apocalyptic tales, but it weaves actual history with additional fictional narrative somewhat seamlessly. Another of my favorite series is of course "Left Behind" until towards the end when it get to be a bit to preachy which it had been able to steer clear of for the most part during the saga. One last series and it isn't exactly apocalyptic as per the definition however it is by far the best Dean Koontz series, "Odd Thomas" which the books are a pure joy to read.
Thank you so much for these recommendations. I actually did read Swan Song thanks to people mentioning it and I absolutely loved it. Thanks again fo rcommenting.
I’ve recently tried my hand at writing a post apocalyptic book because even though I love the genre I felt it’s all become sort of stale and wanted to a try a fresh spin on the zombie narrative. I would love to hear your thoughts about it if you have the time, though it’s probably not that good since it’s my first book.
It’s called Deadeyes by JoVontae T.M. James
That sounds amazing. I'm pretty packed out with my reading schedule and I'm a bit of a slow reader haha. Your books sounds great though. I wish you all the luck in the world with it. I'm sure it'll do well.
I’m gonna read it!!!
I've only read Station Eleven and The Passage trilogy from your list. I enjoyed both. I lol when you said I love dogs and I maybe love them more than people and that makes me unique🤣🤣🤣 Everything happens in America😂😂 Again. I've added quite a few unto my TBR. Love this video. Keep them coming.
I'm glad I gave you a couple of laughs. Sometimes I think I'm funny but not everyone agrees haha! I appreciate you commenting.
I recommend Wolves by D.J. Molles. A little more gunslinger (no zombies, but fighting/killing people) but it is a gritty, gorey, post apocalyptic world
I'm gonna give it a try to "Station 11" :)
Oh please let me know what you thought of it!
Recently subscribed due to your dark tower journey, which I’m thoroughly enjoying and can’t wait for more. Must say I expected World War Z in this list. But well done loving your content.
You're right. World War Z and Swan Song probably should have been on this list. Thanks for your kind words I really appreciate it.
The Road is an oppressive but enriching book. The film did beautifully too
You're right! It's so painful but I didn't find it to be as pessimistic as some people did. The love shared between the father and son was really beautiful.
Tim Powers "Dinner at deviant's palace" must be in this list! Its fun and classic like McCarthy's book
Read this as ‘Donner at deviants palace’. Great song title
It's recovery from zombie apocalypse series, but teh Newsflash series, starting with FEED, by Mira Grant are great.
I have the road on my shelf and you have me all the more excited to read it now. I tried something else by emily st mandel and it was meh. I will give her a second chance with station eleven because it sounds like I started in the wrong place. Loved bird box and it was such a good book. Beats the film by far. And so creepy. I have the girl with all the gifts and need to get to it. Parable of the sower is great and octavia e butler >>> Ooh will need to read the book of m as well
Olivia!!?? One of my favourites!!?? What are you doing here? Thanks so much for taking the time to comment on my video.
3 more for the list:
Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Riddley Walker by Russel Hoban
Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
Wow this video is the gift that keeps on giving through recommendations. Thank you so so much for these three.
@@PaperbackJourneys Riddley Walker is a difficult read due to the "devolved English" it's written in, but once you get past the language...
I Am Legend is amazing. Way better than the movie and different so if you’ve seen it the book is a different story. The Road and Station 11 along with I Am Legend are my favorites in this category. I haven’t read The Stand, it’s too intimidating to even start but one day I’ll have the strength and courage to pick up that book
Taking every recommendation here very seriously as someone who also prefers dogs to people 😌 Many thanks.
Dogs are the best! Thanks so much for your comment.
Thank you for this list. I decided to read all the books in this presentation. I'm done with Girl with all the gifts now. I'm about to start The stand but I'm kind of afraid 'cause you told that it's a big volume....so I need to prepare my self.
I like Station 11 and Girl with all the gifts. Especially after The road.
Bird box is somethjng else. I have questions abour Gary, why he wasn't exposed to desease.... and I need to know were they any creatures or what was the cause of all this madness. Yeah and from the begining of the book I had this question "how are you going to go out the house with 4 y.o. kids blindfolded....?"🤯 But ofcourse I get it after reading the book little deeper. It's incredable.
And Melanie, oh, that little girl is took my heart. Sweet little thing. It's pitty for sergant Park. I hoped that Helen got pregnant from their one night together and they will have that blond girl of which he thought during his starting desease....and she will be new hungry ofcourse. At the end he was a good man and deserved to leave something of his own on earth.
Well I hope that other books will be fascinating as well.
I'm very much like your voice by the way. It's like from movie you know the voices from trailers and who telling the story behind the scene. I think it's pleasant for people's ears)
Oh wow what a nice thing to say haha. I'm actually a voice actor too so I'm glad you like it.
I agree with pretty much everything you said here with regard to the characters. The beauty of Bird Box is in its ambiguity I think. Seeing things from the perspective of a group of characters that don't know what's going on makes it all so much more scary and disorienting.
I think you'll like The Stand but, you're right, it's a HUGE book!
Thanks so much for commenting Olga!
Thank you for those! I think they're all set in America because you chose American/ English speaking writers. Would be really cool to do a video on foreign post-apocalyptic books
Right! I need to read more broadly. Do you have any good suggestions for similar books set in different countries? Thanks for commenting,
@@PaperbackJourneys hm have you heard of the Wall by Marlen Haushofer? It's Austrian. Edit: Also A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World by CA Fletcher, set in Scotland
I like the Transylvania joke lol
Thank you so much. That makes me feel better haha!
Ok, I might have to come back to this one,😂 you said station eleven and I cringed so hard lol. If it's ANYTHING like the show, just no. I didn't think that show was anything like The Last of Us, which I absolutely loved. Just my opinion though.
The idea of The Postman was stolen from Lucifer's Hammer by Niven and Pournelle.
You give me Simon Pegg vibes. I'm probably not the first one to say so.
Mate you absolutely cracked me up with this. I’ve actually never heard that one before but I appreciate it. I do enjoy Simon Pegg.
@@PaperbackJourneys I can't believe you haven't! It is so obvious in my opinion. Btw, really love your channel. I am glad to have another journey to the Dark Tower, alongside with you this time.
Great choices on here like The Road The Girl with all the Gifts and The Stand as well as a few I hadn’t come across but will definitely check out now.
Not sure if they qualify but my list would include I Am Legend by Richard Mathewson and World War Z by Max Brooks
Thank you mate! Yes you're right. I really should have included those. There's so many great ones to choose from.
The Night Parade by R.Mafi
Okay thanks! I'll keep an eye out for this one.
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Yeah! Yeah! Very good call!
IDK if your trying to avoid spoilers but your descriptions are so vague as not to really produce anything that would compel me top read them. Good example is the hyper violence of Cormac MCCarthy quite frankly have no real use for it and think he is over-rated but you say so little actual about the story in such vague terms WTF should I read just because it's the Last of Us without the infected which traditionally are really zombie's but the story arc is more compelling I think than The Road.
I hated, absolutely haaaaaaaated The Girl with All the Gifts. I watched the movie and thought it was just a bad adaptation, borrowed the book from my local library. I was shocked how bad the plot of the book was and felt like I had my time wasted
Oh nooo!! lol. That's a shame you didn't like the book. What was it that didn't work for you?
@PaperbackJourneys I just didn't like the story progression and I couldn't find a character to latch onto to keep me invested in the book, the ending for me in both renditions was the worst part (don't want to spoil it for someone who may actually enjoy it). I'm sure a lot of people would enjoy it but it just wasn't for me
About all these American apocalypses: look, you lot already *had* John Christopher. (And seriously, some of those hold up really well, even now.)
More recently there’s Tim Lebbon and his amazing zombie novella series starting with “The Naming of Parts”, among other British apocalypses. And Big Finish’s ongoing The Survivors series is a worthy companion to the original.
Mate! You’re like a fountain of post apocalyptic knowledge I love it! If the world ever comes to an end I’m going to come and find you. You’re well read on the subject lol.
@@PaperbackJourneys They keep writing good ones! What am I supposed to do, NOT read them? :)
Birdbox was such an awful movie on Netflix, I can't do it.
HAHA! You didn't like it? I though it was pretty good from what I remember lol. I might have been drunk.
@@PaperbackJourneys Honestly one of the worst movies I've ever seen, but has decent reviews. I wouldn't mind trying out the book. but man I hated the movie.