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The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

bookish_savvy19's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

timeea_77's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

natalia_1718's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

antonella24's review against another edition

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5.0

Il fantasma dell'opera è un romanzo gotico che racconta la storia di un genio musicale deforme e mascherato che vive nei sotterranei dell'Opéra di Parigi e si innamora di una giovane cantante, Christine Daaé. L'ambientazione è affascinante e ben descritta, si respira l'atmosfera misteriosa e inquietante del teatro e dei suoi labirinti nascosti. All'inizio ero affascinata dal personaggio di Erik, il fantasma, e lo apprezzavo in veste di insegnante e protettore di Christine. Si prova compassione per lui, che ha sofferto tutta la vita per il suo aspetto orribile e la sua solitudine. Poi, nel finale, mi ha fatto orrore il suo comportamento violento e ossessivo nei confronti di Christine e di Raoul, il suo rivale in amore. Ho capito che Erik assomiglia a un vampiro, capace di sedurre con la sua voce e la sua arte, ma il suo non è amore vero, ma solo desiderio di possesso e controllo. Il vero amore è quello di Raoul, che scende nei sotterranei per salvare Christine dal fantasma, sfidando il pericolo e la morte. Il vero amore è anche quello di Christine, che si dimostra coraggiosa e generosa, disposta a sacrificarsi per salvare Raoul dalla furia di Erik. Il finale è molto romantico e commovente, con il bacio tra Christine e Erik che segna la sua redenzione e la sua rinuncia.
Questa è la mia opinione personale sul libro, che ho trovato interessante e coinvolgente. Lo consiglio a chi ama le storie d'amore drammatiche e le atmosfere gotiche.

nicflix's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

criminolly's review against another edition

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4.0

As translated classics go, this one’s pretty fun!

elj29's review

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

leonorgranja's review against another edition

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5.0

i was already devastated by the end of the last chapter but then leroux gave me an epilogue to make things worse.

hjswinford's review

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4.0

(2021 re-read review) I really enjoyed rereading this classic. I didn't remember many of the finer points of the novel from my previous read, and I didn't know the musical well enough back then to really pick up on all the small things that were lifted from the book. More than just a few direct lines were taken from the novel. Leroux's Phantom is much darker and more supernatural. Where Webber's Phantom is a man who is ugly with a bad past, Leroux's Phantom seems to be a truly unearthly thing all the way to the end. He is far more sadistic, as well, trapping the men who go to save Christine in his torture chamber and leaving them to swelter and die. Erik's "change of heart" at the end was still so....creepy. He was just so creepy from start to finish.


(2007 review) Loved this work!! One of those classics that is anything but stale and boring. The POV makes it all the more interesting-the only thing it is missing from its amazing-ness is the music!

nadiaklepsvik's review

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4.0

I enjoyed the story... butttt why is the opera ghost so romanticised? He was horrifying!