analice's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
irina_maria's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
The adaptation hits the spot much better than the book does. I quite enjoyed the whole Freudian subtext. I also think a postcolonial analysis of the (serialized) novel would be interesting to read.
thisisnotafairytale's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
3.75
cgilmo05's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
katca's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
mollywithcurls's review against another edition
3.0
It was very interesting to compare the book to the play at first, but the second half of the book really dragged on.
mawar12's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Spoiler
This is such a great book, I enjoyed this book a lot. I sometimes struggle with reading classics but this book ha smanaged to be such a page turner for me! I find Raoul so annoying but Erik is definitely such an intriguing character. I am dissapointed so many people think christine was just a damsel in distress when she literally was very headstrong especially when telling Raoul she can love whomever she wants, it is actually pretty understandable why she is terrified with Erik, he's so much older than her and much more terrifying. I also like the Persian, wish we could see more of him. Overall I enjoy the plot and the section with the directors, it added some slight humor.morguna's review against another edition
5.0
A word of warning to future readers: the quality of this story in English is unfortunately very dependent on which translation you have. In the most widespread translation (the only one that is public domain), the writing is dry and highly abridged to the point of having entire paragraphs missing. The best translation you can get is the Penguin Classics edition, translated by Mireille Ribière.