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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!

lpagliari's review

3.0

Great adventure thru Papillon's cavalles, describes well the horrors of the bagne in French Guiana in the 1st half of 20th century. It's a good book to spend your time, though it's not a very deep text.