A review by dnandrews797
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

4.0

I enjoyed lingering over this book and savouring every part of it. A seminal gothic romance with a pure and innocent lead and the dark and tortured phantom lingering in the bowels of the opera house. Brining a sense of sophistication and foreboding to the entire narrative. Some passages were slower than others, but overall well rounded. The managers were great comic relief and I even laughed aloud in some parts. However, I find the viscount Raoul tiresome in many portions. He’s unsympathetic and childish, but I suppose he has to win in the end. At any case, a marvelous read.