To start with quarter or so is a considerable measure of fun, a holding experience story told with a touch of penological knowledge. Be that as it may, then, through different escapes and catches, it starts to drag. The storyteller turns out to be more hypocritical, which takes away from the book’s veracity, as he lists each minor occurrence, with him generally the legitimate and good better. By the midpoint, for each page of activity, there are five pages of "discourse" in which both companions and adversaries concede that Charriere is truly incredible, and he needs to modestly concur. It’s scantily composed, however not exquisitely so. Not suggested.