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A review by taetris
Papillon by Henri Charrière
4.0
Henri Charriere, or Papillon, is convicted at the age of 25 and transported to a penal colony French Guiana. He attempts 9 escapes, some of which succeed. Papillon is his honest and detailed memoir about his time in penal.
I didn't quite get along with the style much of the time. It had a feeling of "and then this happened and then that happened..." that seemed a little too matter-of-fact. Once there was "I forgot to say that...". The memoir might have benefitted from a bit of editing.
And then there is the possibility that Papillon might have taken liberties with the truth. Especially the part with the pearl-diving Indians seemed very far-fetched.
But the pages kept turning and it was an interesting and impactful read.
I didn't quite get along with the style much of the time. It had a feeling of "and then this happened and then that happened..." that seemed a little too matter-of-fact. Once there was "I forgot to say that...". The memoir might have benefitted from a bit of editing.
And then there is the possibility that Papillon might have taken liberties with the truth. Especially the part with the pearl-diving Indians seemed very far-fetched.
But the pages kept turning and it was an interesting and impactful read.