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25 voters
Escapist Books
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,598,737 ratings — published 1997
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,196,686 ratings — published 1954
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 6 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,166,866 ratings — published 2007
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,535,047 ratings — published 1937
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,038,138 ratings — published 2020
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,713,150 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,575,911 ratings — published 1998
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,631,181 ratings — published 1995
The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,117,509 ratings — published 2011
Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.27 — 78,836 ratings — published 2007
The California Dreamers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,604 ratings — published 2025
The Guest List (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,321,770 ratings — published 2020
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,152,171 ratings — published 1954
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.14 — 138,243 ratings — published 1970
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.13 — 128,545 ratings — published 1972
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.01 — 368,398 ratings — published 1968
Good Omens (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.25 — 833,878 ratings — published 1990
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.06 — 482,432 ratings — published 2008
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,240,870 ratings — published 2009
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,268,940 ratings — published 2000
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.02 — 85,322 ratings — published 2001
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,858,196 ratings — published 2003
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,085,232 ratings — published 2008
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,938,295 ratings — published 1999
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,772,755 ratings — published 1996
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.17 — 801,861 ratings — published 2005
The Lions of Al-Rassan (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.30 — 27,090 ratings — published 1995
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,064,589 ratings — published 1955
The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.00 — 62,747 ratings — published 1998
Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.19 — 68,786 ratings — published 1998
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.88 — 138,254 ratings — published 2001
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.16 — 133,267 ratings — published 1988
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.41 — 137,521 ratings — published 2004
Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.24 — 276,279 ratings — published 1987
Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.97 — 89,796 ratings — published 1990
Twilight (Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,406,484 ratings — published 2005
The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.38 — 91,427 ratings — published 1928
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.37 — 356,131 ratings — published 1926
The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.21 — 222,134 ratings — published 2014
Isabel and the Rogue (The Luna Sisters, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.80 — 2,586 ratings — published 2024
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,210,728 ratings — published 2020
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,390,476 ratings — published 2015
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,739,848 ratings — published 2023
An Unwanted Guest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.74 — 163,859 ratings — published 2018
Other Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.01 — 82,150 ratings — published 2022
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.45 — 73,154 ratings — published 2022
Not a Happy Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.78 — 220,317 ratings — published 2021
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,231,570 ratings — published 2018
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,568,726 ratings — published 2020
Red, White & Royal Blue (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,252,742 ratings — published 2019
“Now the city is at its loveliest. The crowds of summer and autumn have gone, the air has a new freshness, the light has that pale-gold quality unique to this time of year. There have been several weeks of this weather now, without a drop of rain.”
― The Invitation
― The Invitation
“Fantasy is escapist — and that’s its greatest strength, for through escape we rediscover wonder, courage, and the boundless power of imagination.”
― Beacon of the Dark Night: Shining Hope Through the Shadows
― Beacon of the Dark Night: Shining Hope Through the Shadows
