PapillonClassic · Nonfiction, Biography, Classics
Papillon
1969 · Nonfiction
50
Classic
★ 4.23 on Goodreads · 78K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.23★ from 78K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
50Must-Read Score
- Readers81 out of 100 · counts 40%+36
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller38 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+14
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #94 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #206 of the 519 classics we rank
- #522 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
True story, Moving, Adventurous
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