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I knew I wanted to watch the movie but now I NEED to watch the movie. To be able to see even a sliver of this man’s life journey played out to feel even more real would be insane. I am, and forever will be, in shock of every detail of this 14 year long depiction of the war between hell and heaven on earth.
I didn't know anything about this book before starting, but after I finished, I looked at some other reviews and found out that it created a lot of controversy when it came out. The controversy came from the fact that there is no possible way that all of this is true. Part of me thinks that that doesn't really take away from the story, and part of me feels cheated. Total replay of Million Little Pieces.
The story is that Henri Charriere was in all these prisons, escaped from all of them, did his thing, got free, and then years later realized that he could write about his experiences and make some dough. Apparently he fit in other people's stories and just pure made some stuff up too.
Ah well.
It was a pretty quick, pretty fun read. It was written in a very "confessional" manner. I never really liked Papillon or believed that he was innocent or that he "deserved" to escape, but I did think that he was resourceful and smart. It was fun to try to guess how he was going to get out of different situations.
My husband said that this is supposed to be a pretty good movie, so I'm going to try to watch it this weekend. We'll see!
The story is that Henri Charriere was in all these prisons, escaped from all of them, did his thing, got free, and then years later realized that he could write about his experiences and make some dough. Apparently he fit in other people's stories and just pure made some stuff up too.
Ah well.
It was a pretty quick, pretty fun read. It was written in a very "confessional" manner. I never really liked Papillon or believed that he was innocent or that he "deserved" to escape, but I did think that he was resourceful and smart. It was fun to try to guess how he was going to get out of different situations.
My husband said that this is supposed to be a pretty good movie, so I'm going to try to watch it this weekend. We'll see!
5 stars for the simplicity and straightforwardness of his answers to questions. I want to be that upfront, honest and cool. He's the man.
What a ride. What an adventure. Does it matter that most of it might be made up? Probably not.
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Papillon is the unbelievable tale of an "innocent" man's escape from a French penal colony in the tropics. Throughout this fantastic story we go to strange places and meet interesting people, things I am bound to enjoy, but somewhere along the line I lost interest. Perhaps it's because the story is too fantastic.
There is autobiography and there is memoir and then there is whatever it is Charrière has written. Considering the fact that he spends a great majority of his saga in some way incapacitated; eating, drinking, or smoking whatever the nearest local or co-conspirator gives him, maybe this story is the author's exact recollection. But I think it's more than likely an amalgamation of tales he's heard along the way mixed with his own hijinx.
There is autobiography and there is memoir and then there is whatever it is Charrière has written. Considering the fact that he spends a great majority of his saga in some way incapacitated; eating, drinking, or smoking whatever the nearest local or co-conspirator gives him, maybe this story is the author's exact recollection. But I think it's more than likely an amalgamation of tales he's heard along the way mixed with his own hijinx.
Started off interesting. Definitely had a French adventure type story feel to it, like [b:The Count of Monte Cristo|7126|The Count of Monte Cristo|Alexandre Dumas|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309203605s/7126.jpg|391568] and other Dumas stories. However, after a few riveting escapes and an interesting segment involving a leper colony and the main character living with a Native American tribe, this quickly became tedious and hard to finish.
Ted Bundy pissing people off,even from the grave
I bought this book thanks to a recommendation by Ted Bundy in the dramumentary based on his life. I have a compulsion to finish books I start so I was forced to complete the 500 odd pages of minutiae about the time this man spent on jail. It's hard to believe this Papillon is the most honest direct well loved person in every jail he comes across. People simply accede to his wishes with little resistance. Aside from the odd trope about freedom and rehabilitation, I would not recommend this book.
I bought this book thanks to a recommendation by Ted Bundy in the dramumentary based on his life. I have a compulsion to finish books I start so I was forced to complete the 500 odd pages of minutiae about the time this man spent on jail. It's hard to believe this Papillon is the most honest direct well loved person in every jail he comes across. People simply accede to his wishes with little resistance. Aside from the odd trope about freedom and rehabilitation, I would not recommend this book.