Papillon!

Heineken Helen
Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
edited May 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Who's read it? I'm halfway through and can't wait til I'm finished to start a thread about it. What a fucking amazing and inspirational story... one of those rare books that makes you glad to be alive and appreciate all that's around you. I'm in love with a book :o

It makes you enjoy every second of freedom and know that no matter what 'they' do to you... you can always beat them :D
The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    bump... nobody? :o
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    no one cares
  • Blanche
    Blanche Posts: 247
    The only Papillon I know is the Steve McQueen movie.
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    no one cares
    Awww... ya feeling down NYPJ1? Cos I didn't find your joke funny? :D:D
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Blanche wrote:
    The only Papillon I know is the Steve McQueen movie.
    That's the one... well the movie was of the book that I'm reading. You should know, you're French :D he was French... apparently it's like a French classic or something. I'd definitely recommend it though, fantastic uplifting read!
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Blanche
    Blanche Posts: 247
    That's the one... well the movie was of the book that I'm reading. You should know, you're French :D he was French... apparently it's like a French classic or something. I'd definitely recommend it though, fantastic uplifting read!
    Never read it. In fact, the first French book I ever read, comic books excepted, was an English translation of Madame Bovary. :o

    I saw the movie a very long time ago. All I remember is the nightmare McQueen had, where Dustin Hoffman mumbled to him, "You're dead..." Must have been before the escape.
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Great movie
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Blanche wrote:
    Never read it. In fact, the first French book I ever read, comic books excepted, was an English translation of Madame Bovary. :o

    I saw the movie a very long time ago. All I remember is the nightmare McQueen had, where Dustin Hoffman mumbled to him, "You're dead..." Must have been before the escape.
    which escape? :D It's a true story of a man who was sent by France to French Guyana for life internment cos he was wrongly convicted of manslaughter. He escaped 9 times :D but never gave up.

    I never saw the film but I love Steve McQueen... and reading the book, he's perfect for the part.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Blanche
    Blanche Posts: 247
    which escape? :D It's a true story of a man who was sent by France to French Guyana for life internment cos he was wrongly convicted of manslaughter. He escaped 9 times :D but never gave up.

    I never saw the film but I love Steve McQueen... and reading the book, he's perfect for the part.
    I told you it was a long time ago. I think our TV was black and white. :o
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Blanche wrote:
    I told you it was a long time ago. I think our TV was black and white. :o
    :o well you're still one up on me... I've NEVER seen it! I'll find it somewhere once I've read the book :)

    It was someone here recommended it as an adventure book... maybe cate or byrnzie
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    I just started reading it. Didn't you recommend it to me a couple months ago?
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    thunderDAN wrote:
    I just started reading it. Didn't you recommend it to me a couple months ago?
    :D Not me... but I'll take the credit lol. I did have a thread called 'adventure books' where somebody mentioned this one.

    we can discuss it when we're done then... how long do you reckon?
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • butterfly1
    butterfly1 Posts: 372
    I read it a long time ago, and then again just recently. Its a great book, a total page turner.

    I loved it so much I made the mistake of googling it to find out more and, well I don't want to diminish the book, but lets just say some claim there is a litte James Fry in there.

    But as a book, I couldn't get enough of it. Actually liked it better than the movie.
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    I saw this title and was surprised because I was thinking of a Schumann piano piece by that name. :)
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    butterfly1 wrote:
    I read it a long time ago, and then again just recently. Its a great book, a total page turner.

    I loved it so much I made the mistake of googling it to find out more and, well I don't want to diminish the book, but lets just say some claim there is a litte James Fry in there.

    But as a book, I couldn't get enough of it. Actually liked it better than the movie.
    I suspected as much, a few reasons which I'm putting to the back of my mind til I'm done reading cos I just love where this book takes me :)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    :D Not me... but I'll take the credit lol. I did have a thread called 'adventure books' where somebody mentioned this one.

    we can discuss it when we're done then... how long do you reckon?

    sure. I'm just on the opening pages though
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    thunderDAN wrote:
    sure. I'm just on the opening pages though
    ah ok... it's taken me a couple of days already to get halfway through, I can't wait to finish but I don't want it to end either :o
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Lesbelges
    Lesbelges Posts: 434
    I read it probably around 5 years ago in french.

    It is such a great book.
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Lesbelges wrote:
    I read it probably around 5 years ago in french.

    It is such a great book.
    I'd imagine it's even better in the original language... some things just don't translate :(
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    yeah i read it way back, recieved the dvd last xmas as a gift (it's not black and white, from70's) and it brought back memories.
    Some of his decision making was a little iffy, found it frustrating every time he was recaptured! It is supposedly a true story and it's not as if I'd of made a better job of escaping Devils Island and evading all mortal peril but still......

    My favourite part was where he settles down with the natives, gets himself a girl, got it all going good and then???? he fucks it all up!!!! I'd of stayed put me, settled down there.................little was devoted to this in the fil-em (some tit and aboriginal desire and stuff)_...........maybe, probably, you haven't reached this stage yet, don't worry- it's not of striking significance to the plot or at least ain't nothing serious but maybe leads into something serious