Papillon by Henri Charrière

691 pages first pub 1969 (editions) user-added

nonfiction classics memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
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Henri Charrière, called "Papillon," for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he became obsessed with one goal: escape....

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Moods

adventurous: 93%

inspiring: 47%

hopeful: 40%

emotional: 36%

reflective: 35%

dark: 33%

tense: 32%

challenging: 27%

informative: 18%

sad: 15%

funny: 9%

lighthearted: 3%

mysterious: 3%


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56% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
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