15 books
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7 voters
Escapist Books
Showing 1-50 of 1,620
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,505,065 ratings — published 1997
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,176,750 ratings — published 1954
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 6 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,137,569 ratings — published 2007
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,490,177 ratings — published 1937
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,003,932 ratings — published 2020
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,683,400 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,534,943 ratings — published 1998
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,624,342 ratings — published 1995
The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,107,002 ratings — published 2011
Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.27 — 78,345 ratings — published 2007
The Guest List (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,301,715 ratings — published 2020
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,138,307 ratings — published 1954
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.14 — 136,678 ratings — published 1971
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.13 — 127,423 ratings — published 1972
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.01 — 364,438 ratings — published 1968
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.25 — 829,106 ratings — published 1990
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.06 — 481,253 ratings — published 2008
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,196,895 ratings — published 2009
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,230,377 ratings — published 2000
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.02 — 84,777 ratings — published 2001
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,824,189 ratings — published 2003
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,996,681 ratings — published 2008
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,889,781 ratings — published 1999
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,752,511 ratings — published 1996
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.17 — 796,522 ratings — published 2005
The Lions of Al-Rassan (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.30 — 26,752 ratings — published 1995
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,052,276 ratings — published 1955
The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.00 — 62,405 ratings — published 1998
Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.19 — 68,391 ratings — published 1998
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.88 — 137,745 ratings — published 2001
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,160,624 ratings — published 1991
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.16 — 132,256 ratings — published 1988
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.41 — 136,601 ratings — published 2004
Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.24 — 274,144 ratings — published 1987
Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.97 — 89,199 ratings — published 1990
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,359,385 ratings — published 2005
The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.38 — 91,175 ratings — published 1928
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.38 — 396,960 ratings — published 1926
The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.21 — 220,609 ratings — published 2014
Isabel and the Rogue (The Luna Sisters, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,493 ratings — published 2024
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,634,200 ratings — published 2023
An Unwanted Guest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.74 — 161,434 ratings — published 2018
Other Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.01 — 81,210 ratings — published 2022
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.44 — 71,882 ratings — published 2022
Not a Happy Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.78 — 216,994 ratings — published 2021
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,536,983 ratings — published 2020
Red, White & Royal Blue (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,239,796 ratings — published 2019
The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,138,501 ratings — published 2019
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.08 — 186,287 ratings — published 1984
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.20 — 318,195 ratings — published 1980
“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
“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
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