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Papillon
Read it years ago. Seen both films and wanted to revisit the book as it’s straight from the authors memories of his unbelievable life as a convict in the French penal system.
Loving it !!!
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Escape from tropical prison
Only interesting if you like biographies. A long book at 550 pages . Tells of history of
harsh F rench Penal off South America. Though essential true, facts show it was exagerated
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Great account, .based on a true story
Papillon is a great read...which is what I did many years ago. Can't find my copy so got this one so that my sons can enjoy it too.
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Gripping adventure account. A tale of an...
Gripping adventure account. A tale of an innocent man's dogged will to achieve freedom. Two movies were made based on it. I only watched the 1973 version and was frustrated for the amount of distortion and inaccuracies. So, reading the book is the best way to know the truth. I hardly ever read fiction books but I had to read this one based on real life. I also read its sequel 'Banco'. The adventures continue.Read full review
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Amazing.
This is an amazing book. I simply couldn't put it down. I was captured from page 1. I've already ordered the sequel Banco. A really good read. You won't be disappointed. I'm delighted. Many thanks.
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Papillon
Translation of original book. It was well worn hence the low price but didn't detract from the enjoyment of the read 😉
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Disopointed
Very old book text very very small pages very brown as its very old worst book I have brought second hand.
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Came very quickly
Can’t wait to start reading this! Didn’t have to wait long for it to arrive.
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good books
film was great the books even better, great read for anyone
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the best
this book is better than any film could be
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