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Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 22 times as escape)
avg rating 4.08 — 845,081 ratings — published 2010
Papillon (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as escape)
avg rating 4.23 — 76,823 ratings — published 1969
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as escape)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,666,953 ratings — published 1997
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as escape)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,150,827 ratings — published 2008
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 16 times as escape)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,971,985 ratings — published 1999
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as escape)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,566,478 ratings — published 1937
The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as escape)
avg rating 4.24 — 22,347 ratings — published 1956
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 15 times as escape)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,294,527 ratings — published 2000
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as escape)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,272,186 ratings — published 2009
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 15 times as escape)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,879,819 ratings — published 2003
Twilight (Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as escape)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,442,267 ratings — published 2005
The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as escape)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,060,471 ratings — published 1846
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 13 times as escape)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,733,694 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as escape)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,611,918 ratings — published 1998
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 13 times as escape)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,189,490 ratings — published 2007
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as escape)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,786,260 ratings — published 1996
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as escape)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,821,513 ratings — published 2010
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as escape)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,210,338 ratings — published 1954
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as escape)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,380,939 ratings — published 2016
The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as escape)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,125,310 ratings — published 2011
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as escape)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,136,698 ratings — published 2012
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as escape)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,493,569 ratings — published 1985
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as escape)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,636,131 ratings — published 1995
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as escape)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,563,844 ratings — published 2003
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as escape)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,589,360 ratings — published 2020
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as escape)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,499,290 ratings — published 2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as escape)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,055,190 ratings — published 1979
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as escape)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,040,479 ratings — published 1998
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as escape)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,593,991 ratings — published 2012
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as escape)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,455,797 ratings — published 2015
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as escape)
avg rating 4.17 — 805,557 ratings — published 2005
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as escape)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,437,983 ratings — published 2000
The Giver (Giver, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as escape)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,869,492 ratings — published 1993
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as escape)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,044,164 ratings — published 2006
The Princess Bride (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as escape)
avg rating 4.27 — 958,615 ratings — published 1973
A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 3.93 — 228,973 ratings — published 2020
The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 4.20 — 451,894 ratings — published 2019
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,192,521 ratings — published 2015
The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,347,908 ratings — published 2011
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 4.02 — 566,224 ratings — published 2011
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,174,856 ratings — published 1991
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 4.34 — 749,784 ratings — published 2011
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,106,751 ratings — published 2007
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,939,215 ratings — published 1813
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,201,904 ratings — published 1950
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,656,961 ratings — published 1948
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,161,627 ratings — published 1954
Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as escape)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,132,375 ratings — published 1997
People We Meet on Vacation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as escape)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,896,854 ratings — published 2021
“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system.”
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”
― Books and You
― Books and You
