Reviews

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

oddly_audrey's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

ryleeallison427's review against another edition

4.0

4.5/5 I loved this book just as much as always. I will till the day I die hate that the Phantom did not end up happy as he is my child and the whole time I just wanted him to be happy. The fact that he just didnt know life because of how he looks is how people see us now based on looks is what determines who we are no matter our talent and that shouldnt be the case. I hated how they just called him ugly never talking about how his work and his love for her made him beautiful. Still love it though.

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

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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?

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