Reviews - Das Phantom der Oper: Roman

Das Phantom der Oper: Roman by Gaston Leroux

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I have always enjoyed the musical versions of Phantom of the Opera and finally after all these years I read the book. The book is fantastic! There are parts in the movie which never quite made sense but having read the book they make more sense now. Of course the movie isn’t exactly like the book but I enjoy it even more now and of course the book is even better!! I find the opera house so fascinating and would love to go to Paris to see the opera house the book is based on. I would definitely recommend this book and will most likely read it again.

antiheroofmydystopia's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jaymie_allison's review against another edition

4.0

Just a few thoughts I had while reading this book:

-Christine is sort of the worst and Raoul deserves better...
-This book is like...incredibly sexy. But that may also be my feelings from the movie and musical that are leaking over into it? Nah, I think they're all just really sexy.
-Erik?
-I keep singing the songs in my head...pay attention to the words, Jaymie!!
-I can't get past how much the name Erik really takes away from the mysterious atmosphere. I mean, come on. Erik. Not something a little bit more exciting?
-This was way more thrilling than I anticipated. I thought maybe the movie and the musical took some artistic license and threw in some flair to add to it all. But no, the book is just as exciting.
-I enjoyed this way more than I expected, and that is always one of my favorite things to say at the end of a book. I love to be pleasantly surprised.