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By Diane , Armchair Tour Guide · 3 posts · 1370 views
last updated Jan 18, 2013 07:12PM
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This book is incredible. It is the TRUE story of a prison break from a penal colony in French Guiana which was later made into a movie with Steve McQueen--another of my favorites. If you liked Shawshank, you'll love Papillon.
Henri Charrier, called Papillon for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 for a murder he did not convict and was shipped off to French Guiana. It takes years and several failed attempts for Papillion to escape in this nail-biting story of amazin ...more
Henri Charrier, called Papillon for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 for a murder he did not convict and was shipped off to French Guiana. It takes years and several failed attempts for Papillion to escape in this nail-biting story of amazin ...more
Started off interesting. Definitely had a French adventure type story feel to it, like The Count of Monte Cristo 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.
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Mar 30, 2014
Neil
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May 08, 2021
Tania
marked it as to-read
