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natashaball's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
seashelfs's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve watched the movie when I was younger but I don’t remember what the story was about.
The writing is just amazing. It almost feels like I, myself, is in the Opera House walking its halls. The haunted house, the spaces between the walls, the entire underground lair - It just feels too real. I had to Google if it was indeed real or fiction.
The prose is simple yet utterly powerful and beautiful. I was rooting for the phantom at first. I just find Raoul a bit annoying and too melodramatic. But then his house of horrors came to light and I just wanted Christine to escape and be free.
All the phantom really wanted was for someone to love him for what he is but due to his frightful appearance, not even his own mother loved him. Loneliness dominates his soul and in his yearning to be loved, he has resorted to unspeakable evil. The phantom has lived his life unloved and alone. It doesn’t excuse his actions but I still feel sorry for him.
Is it bad that I still didn’t like Raoul even in the end?
The writing is just amazing. It almost feels like I, myself, is in the Opera House walking its halls. The haunted house, the spaces between the walls, the entire underground lair - It just feels too real. I had to Google if it was indeed real or fiction.
The prose is simple yet utterly powerful and beautiful. I was rooting for the phantom at first. I just find Raoul a bit annoying and too melodramatic. But then his house of horrors came to light and I just wanted Christine to escape and be free.
All the phantom really wanted was for someone to love him for what he is but due to his frightful appearance, not even his own mother loved him. Loneliness dominates his soul and in his yearning to be loved, he has resorted to unspeakable evil. The phantom has lived his life unloved and alone. It doesn’t excuse his actions but I still feel sorry for him.
Is it bad that I still didn’t like Raoul even in the end?
melchior_amy7's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
marta_s05's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
miadarcy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
honey_cide's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
juliamikhno's review against another edition
4.0
*picks jaw off the floor* *puts the phantom of the opera on the shelf of my favorite classics*
sha's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
ma1vina's review against another edition
2.0
its a classic book filled with dramatics. At some point i kept on reading just for the dramatic confessions
kitsunesakura's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I've read this book before in High School. I can definitely say that now with age I have a different outlook on the characters. Once I would have solely rooted for Christine and Raoul hailing them for having such a beautiful love story. I now feel that their love is actually quite shallow. They spent a limited amount of time together as children, and once reunited years later, they have an unshakable love? The book describes them often as children and that is quite accurate. I wish we saw things more from Erik's perspective. His presence is sensed throughout the entire book, though we don't always see him. You cannot help but feel compassion for Erik. If it were not for his disfigurement he would have been revered for his genius. In the end despite the wickedness that he had done, you cannot help but feel for this lonely creature, that you wish you could hug and comfort through the pages, for his loneliness radiates from his soul.