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Esquire Magazine's The Best Books for Distancing Yourself From Reality Right Now

From Esquire: "If you're looking for an escape from your Coronavirus quarantine pick up one of these and transport yourself to rural Maine or to Mars. "
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The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
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Ray Bradbury
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
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Annie Dillard
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
3
Andrew Sean Greer
Arcadia
Arcadia
4
The Seas (Samantha Hunt)
The Seas
5
Samantha Hunt
The Changeling (Joy Williams)
The Changeling
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Joy Williams
The Southern Reach Trilogy (Jeff Vandermeer)
The Southern Reach Trilogy
7
Jeff Vandermeer
The Flamethrowers (Rachel Kushner)
The Flamethrowers
8
Rachel Kushner
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
9
Elizabeth Strout
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
10
Michael Chabon
Swamplandia! (Karen Russell)
Swamplandia!
11
Karen Russell
Civilwarland in Bad Decline (George Saunders)
Civilwarland in Bad Decline
12
George Saunders
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
13
John Steinbeck
Magic for Beginners (Kelly Link)
Magic for Beginners
14
Kelly Link
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (Yiyun Li)
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
15
Yiyun Li
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
16
Min Jin Lee
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
17
Annie Proulx
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
18
Ted Chiang
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
19
Elena Ferrante
Light Years (James Salter)
Light Years
20
James Salter
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