dustincorreale 's review for:

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
3.0

I had a real problem with how impotent the protagonists were. Everyone was so useless until he introduces a new hero in the third act. I liked that the potential for the supernatural always lingered and seemed reasonable while still staying grounded in reality. I also liked the characterization of the phantom but I would rather have not had to wait so long to get there. The writing was generally nice and could be very captivating but the resolution felt weak and unearned.