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7 voters
Escapist Books
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,327,464 ratings — published 1997
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,128,570 ratings — published 1954
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 6 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,088,430 ratings — published 2007
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,431,900 ratings — published 1937
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.36 — 948,206 ratings — published 2020
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,637,019 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,459,761 ratings — published 1998
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,612,502 ratings — published 1995
The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,092,845 ratings — published 2011
Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.27 — 77,596 ratings — published 2007
The Guest List (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,266,947 ratings — published 2020
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,117,034 ratings — published 1954
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.14 — 134,447 ratings — published 1971
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.13 — 125,835 ratings — published 1972
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.01 — 358,830 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 — 821,946 ratings — published 1990
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.06 — 479,743 ratings — published 2008
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,122,852 ratings — published 2009
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,166,754 ratings — published 2000
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.02 — 84,045 ratings — published 2001
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,772,698 ratings — published 2003
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,828,210 ratings — published 2008
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,804,262 ratings — published 1999
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,721,077 ratings — published 1996
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.17 — 788,936 ratings — published 2005
The Lions of Al-Rassan (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.30 — 26,279 ratings — published 1995
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,033,628 ratings — published 1955
The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.00 — 61,877 ratings — published 1998
Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.19 — 67,852 ratings — published 1998
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.88 — 137,052 ratings — published 2001
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,148,459 ratings — published 1991
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.16 — 130,744 ratings — published 1988
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.41 — 135,260 ratings — published 2004
Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.24 — 270,979 ratings — published 1987
Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.97 — 88,370 ratings — published 1990
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.67 — 7,264,971 ratings — published 2005
The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.38 — 90,788 ratings — published 1928
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.38 — 394,041 ratings — published 1926
The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.21 — 218,245 ratings — published 2014
Isabel and the Rogue (The Luna Sisters, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,371 ratings — published 2024
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,438,715 ratings — published 2023
An Unwanted Guest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.75 — 156,900 ratings — published 2018
Other Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.02 — 79,973 ratings — published 2022
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.44 — 69,975 ratings — published 2022
Not a Happy Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.78 — 212,306 ratings — published 2021
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,481,825 ratings — published 2020
Red, White & Royal Blue (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,215,517 ratings — published 2019
The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,110,839 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 — 184,785 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 — 314,955 ratings — published 1980
“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
“What the culture of get rich quick does to our people is the escapist mentality becomes prevalent, giving birth to the syndrome of economic refugees.”
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