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Escapism Books
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,503,476 ratings — published 2015
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,718,852 ratings — published 1997
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,200,544 ratings — published 2015
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,840,795 ratings — published 2018
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,197,860 ratings — published 2008
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,589,909 ratings — published 1937
Twilight (Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as escapism)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,467,785 ratings — published 2005
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,627,852 ratings — published 2012
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,220,234 ratings — published 1954
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 19 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,633,019 ratings — published 1998
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 19 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,996,761 ratings — published 1999
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 18 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,415,663 ratings — published 2016
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 18 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,205,130 ratings — published 2007
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,294,450 ratings — published 2009
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 17 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,840,739 ratings — published 2010
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 16 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,890,739 ratings — published 2017
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,936,057 ratings — published 2013
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 16 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,748,250 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 16 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,895,455 ratings — published 2003
The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as escapism)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,130,371 ratings — published 2011
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 16 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,313,193 ratings — published 2000
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.56 — 3,867,974 ratings — published 2023
The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,130,378 ratings — published 2011
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,535,326 ratings — published 2005
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,335,771 ratings — published 2011
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.56 — 799,546 ratings — published 2016
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,077,756 ratings — published 2020
The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,027,862 ratings — published 2019
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.15 — 536,273 ratings — published 2018
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 14 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,721,614 ratings — published 2014
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
by (shelved 13 times as escapism)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,293,067 ratings — published 2018
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,796,993 ratings — published 1996
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,140,175 ratings — published 2019
Caraval (Caraval, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as escapism)
avg rating 3.97 — 957,427 ratings — published 2016
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,205,966 ratings — published 2007
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,211,704 ratings — published 1950
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,111,286 ratings — published 2007
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,640,082 ratings — published 1995
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5)
by (shelved 11 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,245,335 ratings — published 2021
The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,139,103 ratings — published 2020
Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,430,724 ratings — published 2018
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,265,012 ratings — published 2020
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as escapism)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,623,520 ratings — published 2020
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 11 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,554,003 ratings — published 2015
Eclipse (Twilight Saga, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as escapism)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,029,485 ratings — published 2007
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 11 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.34 — 751,945 ratings — published 2011
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.30 — 887,111 ratings — published 2010
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,509,477 ratings — published 2005
Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as escapism)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,689,561 ratings — published 1965
New Moon (Twilight Saga, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as escapism)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,169,406 ratings — published 2006
“[All the ancient wisdom] tells us that work is necessary to us, as much a part of our condition as mortality; that good work is our salvation and our joy; that shoddy or dishonest or self-serving work is our curse and our doom. We have tried to escape the sweat and sorrow promised in Genesis - only to find that, in order to do so, we must forswear love and excellence, health and joy.
(pg. 44, "The Unsettling of America")”
― The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays
(pg. 44, "The Unsettling of America")”
― The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays
“The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is ‘escapism’ an accusation of?”
― No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters
― No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters
