The Phantom of the Opera (Classic Fiction)

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Summary: Good story
Review: I bought this book about a year after discovering and falling in love with the music of Sarah Brightman, the lovely British diva who for several years played the role of Christine Daae in Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical "Phantom of the Opera." After seeing parts of the play re-enacted, and after listening to Sarah for a while, I figured I had to read the original story for myself just to see how good it really was. I found this book in a used book shop for about a dollar, bought it instantly, and finished it in a week.

I think this is a very good story because of the sophisticated characterizations of the people in it, and because of the several intriguing scenes created, scenes which do an effective job of conveying a sense of mystery. However, I do have to agree with another reviewer in this list, that the style is rather heavy and can be tedious to someone who is accustomed to light and fast-moving stories. There are times when one must concentrate and make an effort to read and mentally absorb the 19th-century prose. but it is worth the effort. It's not a great story, but it is a good one, worth reading again.

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Summary: If You Want To Read Something Amazing
Review: If you want to read something amazing, read the Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. It's a mystery and at the same time an aventure. There's a Forrest, a river and other places. It's mostly about two lovers that can't get married but do want to get married. It's all because three people the Phantom of the Opera, The Angel of Music, and Eric are trying to stop theme. But the lovers have to do something about it. There's death, disappearance and kidnapping. It was all exciting. My favorite characters where Christine and Raul (the two lovers). There are pictures too. What I really enjoyed was the adventure. I'm really sure this is one of my favorite books. Also every thing that happened was true every thing. When I started to read I thought it was boring. But then I didn't want to stop. It's really one of the best books you can read!!!

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Summary: This is one of the all-time-best books I have EVER read!
Review: Raoul knew the was something fishy about a voice behind Christine's dressing room door, especialy when he went inside her dressing room right after she left and there was no one there, but he didn't expect that it could be a Phantom. The Phantom lives under the opera, for he fears others seeing his deformed face, but he falls in love with one Christine Daae after giving her singing lessons, which hightens her status at the opera. Yet, Raoul is in love with the prima dona as well; Christine has a choice. You will not be able to put this book, which describes everything in large detail, down one second, as you follow the gripping tale of "The Phantom of the Opera". Leroux brings out his characters' personalities in a such a way that the whole story is believeable. This book could make a GREAT movie if they stayed close to the book, so that means that you ought to read this VERY VERY good book.