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Title: The Phantom of the Opera by Peter F. Neumeyer, Don Weller, Gaston Fantome De L'Opera Leroux ISBN: 0-87905-330-5 Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publisher Pub. Date: May, 1989 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.59 (63 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Phantom of the Opera....
Comment: The discriptive language pulls you into the book, into the Paris Opera House, into the backstage shadows. It forces images upon you of the churchyard, of the spectacular opera performances, of the cellars, of Christine and of the Phantom... Never a dull moment. Suspenceful nights in box 5 and throughout the opera house. Read this and just try not to fall madly in love with the Angel of Music and his dark allure.
Get the cover of the blue staircase without the illustrations. The illustrations aren't as good as you own imagination.
Rating: 3
Summary: Pretty Good Escapist Literature
Comment: I have always been a huge fan of this type of story. Some of my favorite books are adventures form this era like Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel, Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda, and Sabatini's Scaramouche. The swashbuckling genre can really make such fun reads. I was expecting a lot from The Phantom of the Opera because it is so famous since the musical, but while I was entertained, I was a little bit disappointed.
The novel is entertaining. I truly liked the story of the love between Raoul and Christine. The character of the Erik was so intriguing, and Leroux's atmosphere was pretty good. This can be an extremely enjoyable read for many people, especially those who love the musical. I only thought that the author's narrative techniques seemed a little dated. The historian telling the story really detracts a lot of suspence from the story. Also, certain plot aspects aren't lead up to in any way. I mean all of a sudden, there is this brand new character, the Perian, who knows all about Erik and you briefly get his story. It just doesn't make too much sense.
That all said, it was definitely an interesting read. The novel just hit on a few things which happen to annoy me. A lot of people would enjoy this novel, and novels of this genre should not be forgotten.
Rating: 5
Summary: I HEART ERIK
Comment: I bought this book on a whim and read it when I had nothing better to do, and it exceeded my expectations by far!
Its one of my favorite books, and at fourteen, I've read quite a lot.
The 19th century atmosphere didn't phase me at all (maybe because I've read Les Miserables?), though I suppose it might be difficult for some.
The book was well-crafted. I enjoyed Leroux's style; it was interesting to read it as if it really happened. It made it more relavent; if he had written it as if it were just some random made-up story, I don't think I would have been interested.
Some characters were a bit flat, but many were quite good, I thought.
Daee (Christine's father- a dead character, but a major one) and Mme Valerius were interesting.
I love the managers. The relationship they have with each other and the previous managers is great; I always enjoy reading the bits about them.
Madame Giry was wonderful too- I love how she wisely tells everything that she knows (lol).
Erik, the Phantom, was a satisfyingly deep and complex character. In fact, he's one of my favorite characters of all time! I find him fascinating.
Its very complicated- I had to read it twice to fully understand everything.
Its an excellent, exciting, mind-gripping book that made me cry at the end. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Kate McMullan, Robert Louis Stevenson ISBN: 0394863658 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 February, 1984 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Dracula by Stephanie Spinner, Bram Stoker ISBN: 0394848284 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 April, 1982 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo ISBN: 0812563123 Publisher: Tor Classics Pub. Date: 15 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Les Miserables a New Unabridged Translation (Signet Classics) by Victor Hugo, Lee Fahnestock, Norman MacAfee ISBN: 0451525264 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: March, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel by Gaston Leroux ISBN: 0060809248 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 12 January, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.00 |
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