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Papillon

Originally Published: 30, April 1969
Author: Henri Charriere
Genres: Historical Latin America Biographies, Historical Germany Biographies, Crime & Criminal Biographies, Biography, adventure, suspense, thriller, True Crime, Historical French Biographies, Drama

This book is in my opinion the granddaddy of prison escape books and movies. The story spans more than fourteen years and is about a guy who was wrongfully accused of a murder he never committed. This book was an immediate success and became a bestseller instantly, achieving widespread fame, and is considered a classic. It was the number one bestseller for twenty-one weeks in France alone, with more than 1.5 million copies sold in France alone. Two hundred thirty-nine editions of the book have since been published worldwide, in twenty-one different languages at the time of writing this review. (28/08/2021)

I bought this book just because I had the offer to buy any book for twenty-five percent price and I was looking for a huge book so I can get the most out of this deal and luckily I found this book. I am glad I choose this and when I started reading this book, I forgot about the time but even with the way it is written, I felt the time stop whenever I was reading about “Papi” pacing in his prison cell. It was hard to read at times when you realize a person was a prisoner for life and had to count every second of it, especially when he was innocent. I actually felt like being with him in the cell when he was in for solidarity. And again with him whenever he was spinning plan after plan for escape. This book and “Papi” are going to teach you so much about life that you can never learn in a free life. It’s about the freedom that we never even notice and just live our lives without appreciating the beauty and happiness around us.

Clearly one of the best reads I ever had. A classic.
The story is all about courage and the will to fight and never giving up in any situation. I learned a lot from this book and it helped me become a better version of myself.

Papi did something in one part that I was not happy about. Without spoiling anything, it is about two sisters. You’ll know what I am talking about when you read the book. Other than that I loved the book.


Synopsis:
“Henri Charrière, nicknamed "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. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, he was eventually sent to the notorious prison, Devil's Island, a place from which no one had ever escaped . . . until Papillon. His flight to freedom remains one of the most incredible feats of human cunning, will, and endurance ever undertaken.

Charrière's astonishing autobiography, Papillon, was first published in France to instant acclaim in 1968, more than twenty years after his final escape. Since then, it has become a treasured classic--the gripping, shocking, ultimately uplifting odyssey of an innocent man who would not be defeated.”

“A first-class adventure story.” — New York Review of Books.”

The movies based on the book:
Papillon 1973
Starring: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory

Papillon 2018
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Yorick van Wageningen


Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 YES.

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The Fifth Angel

Published: 1985
Author: David Wiltse
Genres: Suspense, Action, Fiction, Thriller

The book cover made me buy this book because it looked like a cover of a video game from old times. I had no idea that this book was going to leave me breathless and play with my heartstrings so badly because of some action that is so intense that it actually makes you feel breathless and gasping for air. Really don’t read the book if you are claustrophobic or stop at those pages that make you feel breathless. Take some rest and read again but better read it with an open window or go outside because it is not letting you go till you are finished reading it. I have no phobias and fears but even I felt uncomfortable near the end when those pages start where I am telling you to go out or open a window. It happened to me because I imagined myself in that kind of situation with my huge shoulders. It is not easy to explain the story and situations without spoilers and I am not going to spoil this book for you as with all other reviews I did before this.

The main thing that grabbed me by the heart was the story of the nephew of the main guy. I was very close to my nephew but for some family issues I had to stay far away from him and that was so painful for me because he loved me and cried for me whenever he saw me online, so I never came in front of the camera if he was online. I read this book in those days and that made this book very close to my heart and surely it will do the same to you too. I am basically Sergeant Mark Stiltzer from this novel minus what happened in this book except for the love he had for his nephew. Any why this book reminded me of my nephew a lot and hurt me bad. I wish I can go back in time and be with him again in those times when he was just a baby. Ok moving on before we all cry…

The story grips you from the start and gives you twist after twist and then lifts you up and then turns you over and slams you hard on the grand but still doesn’t let you go.

Mr. David Wiltse writes great action and mixes drama and suspense very well. I love a writer who can make you do what is happening on the paper and the words are becoming reality as you read, like make you breathe hard or even make you stop breathing or make you think you are underwater and can’t breathe. That is called magical writing. Reading this book was pure magic.

Ok, something that I didn’t like was the ladies in this book and I think some of you may think the same for one of them for sure. Please do comment or message me about this girl and what you thought about her after reading the book.


Synopsis:
“He is an American, a patriot... and a disciplined commando trained to infiltrate and destroy. But a war game gone awry has turned Sergeant Mark Stitzer into a haunted victim of his own madness, a walking instrument of death. Now he is on his own mission -- a mission of vengeance, a journey into hell.

Hunted by the men who trained him, lured by the one person he trusts, he prowls the city, as stealthy as an animal on its own killing grounds. No one, not the police, not the FBI, not the U.S. Army know how to stop him... and no one can predict the terror he is about to unleash.”

I will not ruin the points just because of a miner bad taste from this book due to the ladies I was talking about because that is what the writer intended, same as I am writing this review and it is in my hands to give the points. So I chose to give 100 points in my nephew’s name. but really this book is worth 100 points and you can surely spend quality time reading this great thriller.


Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 YES.

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JAWS Review

JAWS Review

JAWS

Published: 1974

Author: Peter Benchley

Genres: Classic, Action, Adventure, Sea Adventures, Mystery, Horror, Natural Horror, thriller, Suspense


Review:

My most recent review was for the book "Jaws of Darkness," and as I was writing it, I remembered this classic book of natural horror by Mr. Peter Benchley.

My original intention was to write a review of "BEAST," another great book by the same author, but I changed my mind and will now review this book first because it is a true classic and what better way to introduce Mr. Peter Benchley.

I was about four years old, and my brother was about two and a half, but we were both intelligent children who were aware of what was going on around us. My uncle asked if we wanted to go see a movie with him, and we agreed. It was one of the best sea adventures I'd ever had, but it left my brother with lifelong trauma, aquaphobia, and galeophobia. He still can't go in the water, not even a two-foot-deep swimming pool, and he can't sit in a bathtub. And if he sees a shark on television, he has nightmares and can't breathe properly that night...do you get the picture of how terrifying that movie was for him? It was a film based on the book "JAWS."

Update on my brother's condition: Later, my brother devised a fantastic method of watching these types of films: he closed his eyes and watched all of the "JAWS" parts and almost all shark movies.

As soon as you open the book, it grabs your legs and doesn't let go until the last page, and even then you're clinging on to the book, wondering whether it's truly dead. The book sheds light on some things that you can't get in a movie and subplots that were completely removed to focus entirely on the shark, plus there are some differences in the book with missing stories and character traits, and in some cases the reasons for why someone did something in the movie was not mentioned, but you can read about all of it in the book, so if you only watched the movie and never read this book, you must read it and re-live the horror, suspense, and anguish and the renowned background music by the legendary John Williams is the only thing lacking from this book.

FACT: Peter Benchley was inspired by a shark being captured in Montauk, New York.

Warning: Do not read this book at the beach or near a swimming pool.

It may get boring for the people who want action on every page. Keep in mind it is way longer and explains a lot more than the movie that was made out of this novel. 

Synopsis:

“It was just another day in the life of a small Atlantic resort until the terror from the deep came to prey on unwary holiday makers. The first sign of trouble – a warning of what was to come – took the form of a young woman's body, or what was left of it, washed up on the long, white stretch of beach . . .

A summer of terror has begun . . .”


Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 YES.

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