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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An OK read that brings better understanding to the ideas and plot of this story that most probably ignore in light of the musical. Worth the read.
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Phantom of the Opera, when you expect dark romance and it gives you one (1) emotionally unstable Vicomte crying in the closet.
I went in thinking it would be tortured genius + tragic love story, because I’ve seen the movie. Alas, I was scammed 😂
Instead, I got money envelopes, opera house logistics, and a main character with the personality of a boiled potato (yes Raoul, you).
That said… I didn’t hate it. I actually kind of loved it (?).
Once I stopped expecting swoony romance and embraced it for what it is: an early example of the dark romance villain backstory—it worked for me.
Erik was tragic but one dimensional. Raoul was a disgrace. But I liked the atmosphere of the opera house, the myth of the Phantom and how we heard of him but not from him.
The ending hit me. A single act of kindness, and death.
Is it perfect? Not at all. But I can see why this story stuck around. 4 stars, because classics don’t care what I think, but I’m glad I read it.
My tags 😬
#FeralOperaGoblin
#BoiledPotatoRaoul
#GothicButMakeItFrench
#MenWillBuildSecretDungeonsInsteadOfGoingToTherapy
#ChristineGirlBlinkTwice
I went in thinking it would be tortured genius + tragic love story, because I’ve seen the movie. Alas, I was scammed 😂
Instead, I got money envelopes, opera house logistics, and a main character with the personality of a boiled potato (yes Raoul, you).
That said… I didn’t hate it. I actually kind of loved it (?).
Once I stopped expecting swoony romance and embraced it for what it is: an early example of the dark romance villain backstory—it worked for me.
Erik was tragic but one dimensional. Raoul was a disgrace. But I liked the atmosphere of the opera house, the myth of the Phantom and how we heard of him but not from him.
The ending hit me. A single act of kindness, and death.
Is it perfect? Not at all. But I can see why this story stuck around. 4 stars, because classics don’t care what I think, but I’m glad I read it.
My tags 😬
#FeralOperaGoblin
#BoiledPotatoRaoul
#GothicButMakeItFrench
#MenWillBuildSecretDungeonsInsteadOfGoingToTherapy
#ChristineGirlBlinkTwice
“We have Monte cristo at home” ass book
Not that bad but so average imo. I know it’s not at all similar to the count of Monte cristo but it felt like a sad Walmart version of it
Not that bad but so average imo. I know it’s not at all similar to the count of Monte cristo but it felt like a sad Walmart version of it
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I read this annotated edition, while I added my own notes from previous reads between the lines. I really enjoyed the exploration of the characters, themes and other literary connections. It ended up with me writing a reading list for other stories in a similar vein of The Phantom of the Opera.
This book adds a lot of depth where I have previously missed certain things. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this annotations and footnotes full of historical or literary information. It adds a lot more depth to the novel and heightened my experience, because I felt like I fully understood the reference made.
However I did feel like the personal opinion of the editor slipped into some of these footnotes. I did not always agree with these. My biggest gripe with these annotations was the way the editor wrote about Christine from the ALW-musical. He kept going out of his way to mention how musical Chrstine would NEVER behave a certain way and how much better the book version of Christine is. Now there is a point to be made, the portrayals of Christine are very different. But if you dislike the portrayal so much to keep mentioning how “musical Christine would never do this, because she acts too much like a damsel in distress”, then maybe just don’t mention it more than once? I did not read this to know more about the musical. There are other books for that.
Regardless this is my third read of phantom of the opera, and my second reread this year. So I have little to add to my previous reviews. I'm still absolutely obsessed.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
My reading slowed down a bit once the Persian showed up. It was odd and I was confused, I think leroux just wanted someone who knew the inside deets of the Paris Opera House without having actual development of discovery