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Escapist Books
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,505,572 ratings — published 1997
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,176,852 ratings — published 1954
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 6 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,137,707 ratings — published 2007
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,490,421 ratings — published 1937
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,004,070 ratings — published 2020
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,683,527 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,535,145 ratings — published 1998
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,624,375 ratings — published 1995
The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,107,042 ratings — published 2011
Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.27 — 78,346 ratings — published 2007
The Guest List (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,301,813 ratings — published 2020
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,138,377 ratings — published 1954
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.14 — 136,693 ratings — published 1971
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.13 — 127,432 ratings — published 1972
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.01 — 364,462 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 — 829,134 ratings — published 1990
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.06 — 481,257 ratings — published 2008
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,197,062 ratings — published 2009
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,230,585 ratings — published 2000
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.02 — 84,784 ratings — published 2001
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,824,329 ratings — published 2003
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,997,083 ratings — published 2008
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,890,032 ratings — published 1999
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,752,602 ratings — published 1996
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.17 — 796,545 ratings — published 2005
The Lions of Al-Rassan (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.30 — 26,756 ratings — published 1995
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,052,350 ratings — published 1955
The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.00 — 62,409 ratings — published 1998
Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.19 — 68,393 ratings — published 1998
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.88 — 137,747 ratings — published 2001
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,160,662 ratings — published 1991
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.16 — 132,262 ratings — published 1988
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.41 — 136,602 ratings — published 2004
Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.24 — 274,153 ratings — published 1987
Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.97 — 89,201 ratings — published 1990
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,359,616 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 — 396,968 ratings — published 1926
The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.21 — 220,615 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 — 3,634,641 ratings — published 2023
An Unwanted Guest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.74 — 161,443 ratings — published 2018
Other Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.01 — 81,213 ratings — published 2022
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.44 — 71,890 ratings — published 2022
Not a Happy Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.78 — 217,003 ratings — published 2021
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,537,118 ratings — published 2020
Red, White & Royal Blue (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,239,861 ratings — published 2019
The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,138,570 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 — 186,295 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 — 318,207 ratings — published 1980
“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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“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
― The Invitation
