Eat, Pray, Love vs Papillon: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Biografía, Biography & Memoir
Eat, Pray, Love
This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success…
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Papillon
“IT WAS A KNOCKOUT BLOW-a punch so overwhelming that I didn't get back on my feet for fourteen years.”
Describes the life of a man sent to prison on a miserable island, Cayena, where escape is impossible. It is a terrible life for him but he finally escapes after much suffering.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Papillon highest: Papillon 4.2 · Eat, Pray, Love 3.6.
- Eat, Pray, Love has the widest readership — 1868029 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Eat, Pray, Love | Papillon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (1868029) | 4.2 (77315) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (588) | 4.2 (100) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (3) | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (116) |
Reception
| Eat, Pray, Love | Papillon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1868029 | 77315 |
| Editions | 64 | 87 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 765882 | 73578 |
| Reading it now | 29754 | — |
| Written reviews | 61958 | 3425 |
| Wikipedia attention | 828 | 24205 |
| Pages | 479 | 562 |