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25 voters
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 — 11,599,463 ratings — published 1997
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,196,836 ratings — published 1954
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 6 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,167,090 ratings — published 2007
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,535,400 ratings — published 1937
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,038,330 ratings — published 2020
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,713,386 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,576,214 ratings — published 1998
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,631,246 ratings — published 1995
The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,117,599 ratings — published 2011
Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.27 — 78,838 ratings — published 2007
The California Dreamers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,604 ratings — published 2025
The Guest List (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,321,918 ratings — published 2020
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,152,279 ratings — published 1954
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.14 — 138,261 ratings — published 1970
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.13 — 128,553 ratings — published 1972
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.01 — 368,431 ratings — published 1968
Good Omens (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.25 — 833,923 ratings — published 1990
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.06 — 482,445 ratings — published 2008
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,241,173 ratings — published 2009
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,269,219 ratings — published 2000
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.02 — 85,328 ratings — published 2001
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,858,431 ratings — published 2003
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,085,900 ratings — published 2008
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,938,653 ratings — published 1999
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,772,909 ratings — published 1996
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.17 — 801,904 ratings — published 2005
The Lions of Al-Rassan (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.30 — 27,090 ratings — published 1995
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,064,664 ratings — published 1955
The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.00 — 62,751 ratings — published 1998
Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.19 — 68,787 ratings — published 1998
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.88 — 138,262 ratings — published 2001
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.16 — 133,273 ratings — published 1988
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.41 — 137,530 ratings — published 2004
Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.24 — 276,303 ratings — published 1987
Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.97 — 89,803 ratings — published 1990
Twilight (Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,406,793 ratings — published 2005
The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.38 — 91,429 ratings — published 1928
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.37 — 356,148 ratings — published 1926
The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.21 — 222,143 ratings — published 2014
Isabel and the Rogue (The Luna Sisters, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.80 — 2,586 ratings — published 2024
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,211,039 ratings — published 2020
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,391,147 ratings — published 2015
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,740,620 ratings — published 2023
An Unwanted Guest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.74 — 163,871 ratings — published 2018
Other Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.01 — 82,154 ratings — published 2022
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.45 — 73,162 ratings — published 2022
Not a Happy Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.78 — 220,335 ratings — published 2021
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,231,966 ratings — published 2018
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,568,935 ratings — published 2020
Red, White & Royal Blue (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as escapist)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,252,837 ratings — published 2019
“That spring was the start of everything, for me. Before then, I might have been half-asleep, drifting through life.”
― The Invitation
― The Invitation
“Fantasy is escapist — and that’s its greatest strength, for through escape we rediscover wonder, courage, and the boundless power of imagination.”
― Beacon of the Dark Night: Shining Hope Through the Shadows
― Beacon of the Dark Night: Shining Hope Through the Shadows
