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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Papillon, por encima de todo, es una historia contada por su protagonista. A medida que se avanza por sus páginas, una no deja de echar de menos detalles que, en cualquier otra novela, no habrían faltado. ¿Por qué no me cuenta qué es lo que realmente ha ocurrido en su pasado? ¿Cómo es posible que esté tan tranquilo en esta o aquella situación?
Pero es que de eso se trata, no nace como una novela, no es un relato estructurado en el que todos y cada uno de sus hilos están perfectamente anudados. Si nos hubiésemos sentado en una cafetería durante horas con Charrière, ésta es la historia que nos habría contado.
Cuánto hay de verdad en cada una de sus partes me parece prácticamente irrelevante. Es un relato que nos acerca a horrores en los que procuramos no pensar demasiado, pero que en el fondo intuímos que siguen ahí. ¿Qué es eso a lo que le temen los que no temen a nada? ¿Es posible rehacer tu vida cuando has caído en el "camino de la podredumbre"?
Después de haber pasado todas estas páginas, siento cierto disgusto por no haber logrado comprender al personaje de Papillon. Por el hecho de que, mientras nos contaba su lucha por la libertad, nos daba todos los detalles sobre lo que iba sucediendo, pero apenas nos dejaba profundizar en su persona. Sin embargo, es una especie de pataleta de lectora malacostumbrada. Comprendo que es precisamente esto lo que marca el estilo, lo que lo hace diferente.
Pese a todo, o tal vez precisamente por ello, creo que me he enamorado un poquillo de Papillon. Nos encontramos ante alguien que consigue no hundirse, no volverse loco, gracias a su seguridad, a la firme creencia de que puede lograr sus objetivos. Alguien que no deja que le convenzan de que todo está perdido y que no flaquea ante la adversidad. O al menos, alguien capaz de hacer ver a todos que así es. En el fondo, la imagen que damos se acaba convirtiendo siempre en quiénes somos.
Mención especial a las historias de otros presos que se van intercalando. Cada vez que aparece un nuevo personaje acabas preguntándote cómo habrá acabado ahí. Y nunca decepciona.
Pero es que de eso se trata, no nace como una novela, no es un relato estructurado en el que todos y cada uno de sus hilos están perfectamente anudados. Si nos hubiésemos sentado en una cafetería durante horas con Charrière, ésta es la historia que nos habría contado.
Cuánto hay de verdad en cada una de sus partes me parece prácticamente irrelevante. Es un relato que nos acerca a horrores en los que procuramos no pensar demasiado, pero que en el fondo intuímos que siguen ahí. ¿Qué es eso a lo que le temen los que no temen a nada? ¿Es posible rehacer tu vida cuando has caído en el "camino de la podredumbre"?
Después de haber pasado todas estas páginas, siento cierto disgusto por no haber logrado comprender al personaje de Papillon. Por el hecho de que, mientras nos contaba su lucha por la libertad, nos daba todos los detalles sobre lo que iba sucediendo, pero apenas nos dejaba profundizar en su persona. Sin embargo, es una especie de pataleta de lectora malacostumbrada. Comprendo que es precisamente esto lo que marca el estilo, lo que lo hace diferente.
Pese a todo, o tal vez precisamente por ello, creo que me he enamorado un poquillo de Papillon. Nos encontramos ante alguien que consigue no hundirse, no volverse loco, gracias a su seguridad, a la firme creencia de que puede lograr sus objetivos. Alguien que no deja que le convenzan de que todo está perdido y que no flaquea ante la adversidad. O al menos, alguien capaz de hacer ver a todos que así es. En el fondo, la imagen que damos se acaba convirtiendo siempre en quiénes somos.
Mención especial a las historias de otros presos que se van intercalando. Cada vez que aparece un nuevo personaje acabas preguntándote cómo habrá acabado ahí. Y nunca decepciona.
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.
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
I wouldn't know how to rate this book.
I loved the language and how the story was told, it also seems to be an amazing story (especially knowing it's a true story), but I cannot possibly keep reading it. It's way too graphic for me. Needless to say, the book turning my stomach upside down right after breakfast on my way to work is solid proof of what a strong book it is and how well its written.
I have to put it on my 'unfinished' shelf with regrets.
I loved the language and how the story was told, it also seems to be an amazing story (especially knowing it's a true story), but I cannot possibly keep reading it. It's way too graphic for me. Needless to say, the book turning my stomach upside down right after breakfast on my way to work is solid proof of what a strong book it is and how well its written.
I have to put it on my 'unfinished' shelf with regrets.
Even if it's not 100% true, it's still a story of amazing courage and adventure!
adventurous
dark
hopeful
slow-paced
This book was a dissapointmemt for me, I had great expectations, so many people recommemded this to me and as soon as I started it felt off to be an autobiaography so I did my research and as I thought most of the stories dont belong to the author.
The book is a narcisistic point of view of a series of actual sad and life threatening events.
I would love to know the real story but that is probably something that nobody truly knows.
The book is a narcisistic point of view of a series of actual sad and life threatening events.
I would love to know the real story but that is probably something that nobody truly knows.
After seeing the movie "Papillon" (Steve McQueen, awesome), I wanted to read the book. It was OK, but not as compelling as I had expected. Plus, as it turns out, though the book was billed as autobiographical, it probably wasn't. At best, it may have been a loosely realistic account of events experienced by a number of prisoners with whom the author associated while in French prisons.
It covers a fourteen-year period in Papillon's life dating from when he was wrongly convicted of murder. His punishment was life at hard labor at the notorious Devil's Island penal colony, but he was also imprisoned (and attempted escapes) at numerous locations. At least one of his escape attempts was temporarily successful, but his desire for revenge against the authorities led him back into their hands. Punishment for his escape attempts was often solitary confinement for years at a time.
After his final escape from devil's Island, Papillon was ultimately released, obtained Venezuelan citizenship, and thereafter, fame for his escapes.
Charrière originally submitted his manuscript to the publisher as a novel, and the publisher persuaded him to call it an autobiography. I probably wouldn't have read it had I known that at the time...my interest was in true accounts of escapes. Nevertheless, the descriptions of the various escape attempts, of the horrendous conditions under which the prisoners lived, and of the indomitable spirit of the man to be free again made it a reasonably good read.
It covers a fourteen-year period in Papillon's life dating from when he was wrongly convicted of murder. His punishment was life at hard labor at the notorious Devil's Island penal colony, but he was also imprisoned (and attempted escapes) at numerous locations. At least one of his escape attempts was temporarily successful, but his desire for revenge against the authorities led him back into their hands. Punishment for his escape attempts was often solitary confinement for years at a time.
After his final escape from devil's Island, Papillon was ultimately released, obtained Venezuelan citizenship, and thereafter, fame for his escapes.
Charrière originally submitted his manuscript to the publisher as a novel, and the publisher persuaded him to call it an autobiography. I probably wouldn't have read it had I known that at the time...my interest was in true accounts of escapes. Nevertheless, the descriptions of the various escape attempts, of the horrendous conditions under which the prisoners lived, and of the indomitable spirit of the man to be free again made it a reasonably good read.
Papillon's lived experiences are without a doubt incredible. In novel form, while the pacing is good and fast, the repeated prison break attempts and tales of oppressive conditions in prison after prison sadly make a repetitive reading experience over several hundred pages. There is all too little depth in the relationships, other than Papi the usually sordid outcomes for characters did not generate an emotional response.
Regardless of his writing abilities, Papillon must have been one hell of a guy to share a beer with later in life!
Regardless of his writing abilities, Papillon must have been one hell of a guy to share a beer with later in life!