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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
big fan thank you France for nothing but this book. I love how Leroux's journalism background is embedded into the novel, and it adds a super interesting layer to the book that i think is a huge charming point. it kept the book engaging in ways beyond just the suspenseful content and i can defintitely see how the way it toys with a non-fiction reporting style wouldve captured the interest and the buzz of the french public upon its release.
though a proportionately long part of the book, the exploration of Christine and Raoul's love did not feel overly drawn out. Instead, it helped me feel connected to Raoul through our shared (lack of) understanding and information, only for the missing parts to be filled in via the reporting style narration which kept me satiated as an audience. This choice created an even more obvious contrast between the love that Erik and the Viscount have for Christine and made it impossible to not draw parralels between the two love stories. also i read this entire book thinking he died at end which made me pity him so badly and i gave myself extra confusion at the end of the book so my bad
liked how its the close minded skeptics' foolish dismisal of the phantom's existence, supernatural or not, that keeps them from uncovering anything. in a weird way it translates to how this attitude wouldve prevented them from seeing erik as a person rather than a ghastly apparition or lesser than if they somehow managed to discover him. its this same inability to accept and the propensity to mock, seperate, and alientate that created erik's problems in the first place.
wish we heard more from phillipe, but narrative wise i get why we dont but im a nosy bugger. eriks burial and the refusal of labelling his corpse by the police or whatever due to indefinite appearance really puts the nail in the coffin in an almost gratifying way that it is in his death he is finally alike to every other person which he dreamed of being. his identifying feature is the gold ring, and he is kept special via christine's 'love' or rather commitment and compassion towards. it is this same naive compassion that drives and resolves the entire story and it guides erik to his grave.
overall a thumbs up for sure . if i followed some shady rando in a massive opera through a series of rooms and floors and traps and down a hole and he goes "we have fallen in the torture chamber" i would actually lose it
though a proportionately long part of the book, the exploration of Christine and Raoul's love did not feel overly drawn out. Instead, it helped me feel connected to Raoul through our shared (lack of) understanding and information, only for the missing parts to be filled in via the reporting style narration which kept me satiated as an audience. This choice created an even more obvious contrast between the love that Erik and the Viscount have for Christine and made it impossible to not draw parralels between the two love stories. also i read this entire book thinking
liked how its the close minded skeptics' foolish dismisal of the phantom's existence, supernatural or not, that keeps them from uncovering anything. in a weird way it translates to how this attitude wouldve prevented them from seeing erik as a person rather than a ghastly apparition or lesser than if they somehow managed to discover him. its this same inability to accept and the propensity to mock, seperate, and alientate that created erik's problems in the first place.
wish we heard more from phillipe, but narrative wise i get why we dont but im a nosy bugger. eriks burial and the refusal of labelling his corpse by the police or whatever due to indefinite appearance really puts the nail in the coffin in an almost gratifying way that it is in his death he is finally alike to every other person which he dreamed of being. his identifying feature is the gold ring, and he is kept special via christine's 'love' or rather commitment and compassion towards. it is this same naive compassion that drives and resolves the entire story and it guides erik to his grave.
overall a thumbs up for sure . if i followed some shady rando in a massive opera through a series of rooms and floors and traps and down a hole and he goes "we have fallen in the torture chamber" i would actually lose it
I absolutely loved it. I even went to see the musical three times. It's truly a powerful and moving story.
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was surprisingly good and I did not expect the horror aspect of the book. It was refreshing that a classical book for me could be so intriguing and interesting.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes