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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
A fantastic yarn that you just have to immerse yourself in. I've recently watched the most recent movie adaption starring Charlie Hunnam and so I'm glad I got to read the book.
The book is the story about Papi (Papillon / Henri Charriere) who is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit and then spends the next 10 years trying to escape. It's a fantastic tale and one that you just have to go with sometimes. There were some bits that I really wanted more information about, and I felt it ended rather abruptly but it's well written. It is a great adventure story.
Is this a total non-fiction book? Did it all happen? Who knows but as a summer read on a small madivian island - perfect.
The book is the story about Papi (Papillon / Henri Charriere) who is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit and then spends the next 10 years trying to escape. It's a fantastic tale and one that you just have to go with sometimes. There were some bits that I really wanted more information about, and I felt it ended rather abruptly but it's well written. It is a great adventure story.
Is this a total non-fiction book? Did it all happen? Who knows but as a summer read on a small madivian island - perfect.
Henri Charrière, nicknamed Papillon because of the tattoo he wears on his chest, is sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder he claims not to have committed. He has sent to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, where he escaped with two other convicts. This time is where his incredible adventure begins.
This fact makes up several different facets. First, it understands moments of indescribable joy, especially during the beginnings of successful runs with her companions of fortune. These moments often take place aboard a boat or a makeshift boat.
There are also moments of doubt when he feels abandoned by this God whom he gets to know throughout history through religious characters who help him in all his journeys to keep the faith and believe that anything is possible. And yet, despite all these difficulties, he always regains hope.
In this story, Papillon encounters moments when he is facing and obliged to tap into an indispensable moral strength and extraordinary power not to go mad or commit suicide. Moreover, during his years in prison, he developed unique methods to maintain more or less correct health, especially during his two years of imprisonment. Papillon is also used to rationing since he has to impose it on himself several times in the book, whether to stay alive in dark dungeons or on a makeshift boat.
This work also features breathtaking landscapes and disturbing, warm surroundings and moments of relief and pain.
Finally, the most beautiful in this book are all the encounters between Papi and the locals, the guards, the other convicts, the authorities. He gives the impression of adaptability and being extremely friendly because he meets people who want to help him wherever he goes. These people are often impoverished, have also been in prison, or are very sick, but they always do their best to help Papillon go on the run or get a new life. He also meets a few suspicious people who denounce him or try to kill him, but he always gets by and goes his way.
I will conclude with my opinion on this book. Papillon has made me vibrate throughout its history. At times, the suspense was breathless, and I recommend this biography to any lover of good adventure novels.
However, I was very disappointed by what I discovered while reading this book because it is an autobiography of Henri Charrière called into question. It proved that it is, in particular, a collection of stories that have happened to other convicts who have known Papillon.
Therefore, it fails to be an entirely true story that made me spend delightful moments.
This fact makes up several different facets. First, it understands moments of indescribable joy, especially during the beginnings of successful runs with her companions of fortune. These moments often take place aboard a boat or a makeshift boat.
There are also moments of doubt when he feels abandoned by this God whom he gets to know throughout history through religious characters who help him in all his journeys to keep the faith and believe that anything is possible. And yet, despite all these difficulties, he always regains hope.
In this story, Papillon encounters moments when he is facing and obliged to tap into an indispensable moral strength and extraordinary power not to go mad or commit suicide. Moreover, during his years in prison, he developed unique methods to maintain more or less correct health, especially during his two years of imprisonment. Papillon is also used to rationing since he has to impose it on himself several times in the book, whether to stay alive in dark dungeons or on a makeshift boat.
This work also features breathtaking landscapes and disturbing, warm surroundings and moments of relief and pain.
Finally, the most beautiful in this book are all the encounters between Papi and the locals, the guards, the other convicts, the authorities. He gives the impression of adaptability and being extremely friendly because he meets people who want to help him wherever he goes. These people are often impoverished, have also been in prison, or are very sick, but they always do their best to help Papillon go on the run or get a new life. He also meets a few suspicious people who denounce him or try to kill him, but he always gets by and goes his way.
I will conclude with my opinion on this book. Papillon has made me vibrate throughout its history. At times, the suspense was breathless, and I recommend this biography to any lover of good adventure novels.
However, I was very disappointed by what I discovered while reading this book because it is an autobiography of Henri Charrière called into question. It proved that it is, in particular, a collection of stories that have happened to other convicts who have known Papillon.
Therefore, it fails to be an entirely true story that made me spend delightful moments.
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inspiring
reflective
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adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Mi-a luat ceva timp să intru în atmosfera cărții - primele 100 de pagini m-au plictisit și am fost foarte aproape de a abandona cartea. Însă, pornind de la un eveniment, cartea capătă contur, peripețiile protagonistului devin interesante și mă bucur că nu am renunțat la Papillon.
Recenzia, aici.
Recenzia, aici.
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This book is so wacky! I would love if it were all true. It obviously isn't. But I don't really care that much. The last 50 pages or so were a bit tedious, but the quicksand-walking pig and the pearl diving make up for it.