![]() How's your day going?" Most people would run and/or call the police. I don't know if it's just the age we're living in, but I'd venture a guess that around 5% of people would willingly assist a person that approached them and said "Hello, I'm a dangerous escaped con. He didn't have to threaten people on the outside, they were just unbelievably eager to help him in any way possible. Oh, she's not your type? Well, here, take my wife." "Here, take my only boat, that I use for fishing, to feed my family!!" It may sound like I'm kidding, but trust me, I'm not. I mean, when this guy escapes, he tells everyone he meets that he's a DANGEROUS escaped convict, and EVERYONE bends over backwards to help him!! They will say things like: "Here, take my food that I was going to feed my family with!" "Here, go sleep with my sister. I don't mean everyone INSIDE prison actually, that's where the only real tension (best action) takes place. There was only one real issue I had, and it's a big one. It's translated, so at times the English can be a bit all over the place. ![]() The First Escaped Con that Everyone LOVES? I was a little "if-y" about Michael Prichard as a narrator at first, but I came to realize that his style and vocal characteristics are perfect for this story. Some days I really need to remember that lesson. More than anything else, this book taught me to never give up no matter how bleak the outlook. #Papillon henri charriere movieI remember seeing the movie with Steve McQueen years ago, and now I want to see it again. If he hadn't decided he wanted to live somewhere else, he would never have been found and been reimprisoned. Papillon tried to escape 10 times and was totally successful the first time. Not just prison, but hard labor, with long stretches of solitary confinement in which he could talk to no one, ask for nothing, and never even see the sun. Papillon was not perfect, in fact he did some pretty bad things, but he did not commit the murder he was accused of, and for which he was sent to prison for life. But once again it highlights the fact that humans can be the most vicious and mean species on the face of the earth. ![]() ![]() Although this is an autobiography, it reads like a novel. ![]()
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