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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,754,167 ratings — published 1997
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,226,838 ratings — published 1954
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 6 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,215,486 ratings — published 2007
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,605,872 ratings — published 1937
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,088,369 ratings — published 2020
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,758,283 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,647,537 ratings — published 1998
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,309,829 ratings — published 2009
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,230,176 ratings — published 2008
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,642,765 ratings — published 1995
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,804,743 ratings — published 1996
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.18 — 810,036 ratings — published 2005
The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,133,562 ratings — published 2011
Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.27 — 79,573 ratings — published 2007
The California Dreamers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,791 ratings — published 2025
The Guest List (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,351,568 ratings — published 2020
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,172,876 ratings — published 1954
The Tombs of Atuan (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.14 — 140,744 ratings — published 1970
The Farthest Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.13 — 130,293 ratings — published 1972
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,575,970 ratings — published 2003
A Wizard of Earthsea (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.01 — 374,698 ratings — published 1968
Good Omens (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.25 — 843,458 ratings — published 1990
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.06 — 484,102 ratings — published 2008
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,854,012 ratings — published 2010
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,325,982 ratings — published 2000
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.02 — 86,325 ratings — published 2001
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,906,114 ratings — published 2003
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,500,002 ratings — published 1985
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 5,013,443 ratings — published 1999
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,047,078 ratings — published 1998
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.55 — 867,947 ratings — published 2000
The Lions of Al-Rassan (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.30 — 27,904 ratings — published 1995
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,083,026 ratings — published 1955
The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.00 — 63,260 ratings — published 1998
Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.20 — 69,350 ratings — published 1998
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.88 — 138,973 ratings — published 2001
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.16 — 134,974 ratings — published 1988
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.42 — 138,938 ratings — published 2004
Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.24 — 279,534 ratings — published 1987
Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.97 — 90,692 ratings — published 1990
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,484,859 ratings — published 2005
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.18 — 292,979 ratings — published 1993
The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.38 — 91,817 ratings — published 1928
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.37 — 358,570 ratings — published 1926
The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.21 — 224,134 ratings — published 2014
Isabel and the Rogue (The Luna Sisters, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.80 — 2,687 ratings — published 2024
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,282,321 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 — 4,535,784 ratings — published 2015
One Perfect Couple (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.61 — 175,531 ratings — published 2024
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.56 — 3,904,836 ratings — published 2023
“Enforced seclusion from society and personal introspection are not the product of a brilliant intellectual insight or a calculated election. Escape was necessary, reality proved too harsh.”
― Dead Toad Scrolls
― Dead Toad Scrolls
“You can be a bad experiencer and still be an overly mature person.”
― The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit
― The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit
