Papillon
by Henri Charriere | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0586034862 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0586034862 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Caroley of Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on 11/9/2008
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Journal Entry 1 by Caroley from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, November 9, 2008
Condemned for a murder he had not committed, Henri Charriere (nicknamed Papillon) was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break, travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat. Recaptured, he suffered a solitary confinement and was sent eventually to Devil's Island, a hell-hole of disease and brutality. No one had ever escaped from this notorious prison - no one until Papillon took to the shark infested sea supported only by a makeshift coconut-sack raft. In thirteen years he made nine daring escapes, living through many fantastic adventures while on the run.
I thought this was going to take ages to read as not only is it 560 pages, but it's also quite small print. I hadn't taken into account the fact that it's rather a page turner though and I demolished it over the weekend. It was an absolutely fascinating tale, and horrifying at the same time, although Papi stays upbeat the whole way through. The way it was written made it so easy to just keep on reading, even when you knew you really should be doing something else. Definitely recommended for a slightly different read.
Journal Entry 3 by Caroley at Kitchen Garden Cafe, York Road in Kings Heath, West Midlands United Kingdom on Friday, May 24, 2013
Released 10 yrs ago (5/24/2013 UTC) at Kitchen Garden Cafe, York Road in Kings Heath, West Midlands United Kingdom
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