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Bleachers (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.54 — 47,212 ratings — published 2003
Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.51 — 10,103 ratings — published 2003
Eating the Dinosaur (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.77 — 16,350 ratings — published 2009
Fever Pitch (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.78 — 44,455 ratings — published 1992
How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational Karate Book by the World Champion – The Satirical Self-Defense Comedy from the Star of 30 Rock (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.27 — 751 ratings — published 2010
The Blind Side (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.16 — 101,441 ratings — published 2006
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.30 — 236,995 ratings — published 2009
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,085,460 ratings — published 2008
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,794,564 ratings — published 2010
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,240,983 ratings — published 2009
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.07 — 877,074 ratings — published 2012
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.23 — 560,022 ratings — published 2008
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.10 — 44,363 ratings — published 2009
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,547,362 ratings — published 2003
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,535,175 ratings — published 1937
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
by (shelved 6 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,239,864 ratings — published 2008
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,903,756 ratings — published 1813
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,044,360 ratings — published 1979
Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.00 — 16,972 ratings — published 1716
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,554,267 ratings — published 2003
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.07 — 451,110 ratings — published 1998
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,949,610 ratings — published 1951
The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,055,327 ratings — published 2009
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,497,848 ratings — published 2005
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.86 — 210,750 ratings — published 2007
Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.72 — 4,171 ratings — published 2010
The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.43 — 1,461 ratings — published 2008
98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,261 ratings — published 2003
Survive!: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere - Alive (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,308 ratings — published 2008
Moneyball (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.27 — 146,707 ratings — published 2003
Bicycle Diaries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.51 — 7,274 ratings — published 2008
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,397,614 ratings — published 2006
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,166,940 ratings — published 2007
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.01 — 262,699 ratings — published 1931
Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,888,699 ratings — published 1937
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,598,943 ratings — published 1997
Twilight (Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,406,566 ratings — published 2005
Dune (Dune, #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,665,138 ratings — published 1965
Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as recreation)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,113,079 ratings — published 1932
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.66 — 697,181 ratings — published 2010
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,025,994 ratings — published 2006
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
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avg rating 4.51 — 1,152,217 ratings — published 1954
The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,330,248 ratings — published 2011
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,196,732 ratings — published 1954
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,605,896 ratings — published 1948
The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 29,861 ratings — published 1974
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,322,339 ratings — published 2011
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.26 — 578,642 ratings — published 1997
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,927,337 ratings — published 2005
Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as recreation)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,126,567 ratings — published 1997
“Entertainment is temporary happiness, but the real happiness is permanent entertainment.”
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“The point is," Ziller said, "that having carefully constructed their paradise from first principles to remove all credible motives for conflict amongst themselves and all natural threats—" He paused and glanced sourly at the sunlight flaring off the gilt border of his seat. "—Well, almost all natural threats, these people then find their lives are so hollow they have to recreate false versions of just the sort of terrors untold generations of their ancestors spent their existences attempting to conquer."
"I think that is a little like criticizing somebody for owning both an umbrella and a shower," Kabe said. "It is the choice that is important." [...] "These people control their terrors. They can choose to sample them, repeat them or avoid them. That is not the same as living beneath a volcano when you've just invented the wheel, or wondering whether your levee will break and drown your entire village. Again, this applies to all societies which have matured beyond the age of barbarism. There is no great mystery here."
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"I think it is only natural, a sign that one has succeeded as a species, that what used to have to be suffered as a necessity becomes enjoyed as sport. Even fear can be recreational.”
― Look to Windward
"I think that is a little like criticizing somebody for owning both an umbrella and a shower," Kabe said. "It is the choice that is important." [...] "These people control their terrors. They can choose to sample them, repeat them or avoid them. That is not the same as living beneath a volcano when you've just invented the wheel, or wondering whether your levee will break and drown your entire village. Again, this applies to all societies which have matured beyond the age of barbarism. There is no great mystery here."
[...]
"I think it is only natural, a sign that one has succeeded as a species, that what used to have to be suffered as a necessity becomes enjoyed as sport. Even fear can be recreational.”
― Look to Windward
