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The Phantom of the Opera (AmazonClassics Edition) by Gaston Leroux
27 reviews
giulianalb99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
La verdad es que la trama me ha parecido muy buena pero muchas veces se me ha hecho un poco pesado y lento. Aunque eso no quiere decir que la pluma del escritor es una pasada, para mi gusto le sobran páginas.
La verdad es que hay muy pocos personajes de la historia que me hayan gustado y no he llegado a simpatizar con casi ninguno: Raoul me ha parecido bastante pesado y siento un amor/odio hacia Christine que no sabría ni cómo explicar. También me hubiera gustado que hubieran pasado más cosas en la ópera ya que me ha parecido que ahí no están casi nunca (sólo al principio y al final).
Por los temas que trata, me parece que es un libro que todo el mundo debería leer (aunque no esperéis una historia de romance bonita, porque este libro es básicamente horror y tragedia).
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury
andyandnormski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
All in all, I didn't enjoy this. I don't think I'll be reading it again. I'm not sure if I want to keep my copy either.
Moderate: Ableism, Torture, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent
livelaughomo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Stalking
Moderate: Torture and Murder
Minor: Body horror, Racial slurs, and Suicide attempt
jobaji's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Abandonment
fishbones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide
linnylionheart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Blood, and Death of parent
smithreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Suicide attempt
sarasreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
There was some meandering about, and a few chapters at the end that were too bloated in my opinion. But it was an easy and engaging classic for the spooky season!
p.s. there was a part where one of the managers was backing into his office, extremely butt first, and all I picture was him twerking his way back lol
Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
fernaissante's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.25
Positive things:
- Christine was less shy and immature than the stage/movie version, which I liked by the way;
- Raoul was less irritating to read about, but more possessive in the book;
- More focused on actions than the romance (my preference);
- Erik was seen more as a monster than a man who has many traumas from the past by Christine (even though her main charm was being a compassionate person);
- It's very slow paced, so you've got to take your time to read this book;
- The order of events
(masquerade -> chandelier crashing -> disappearing) is also different, but i enjoyed the musical order even more (it makes more sense to me, i don't know)
Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder
taelights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The Phantom was truly creepy in this version and not sexy at all. While I do enjoy the more sexy twisted version in the book version was very interesting to learn about.
All the characters do pale a bit in comparison to the musical. But it was also interesting to get some extra context on inspirations for the musical.
The writing, especially the dialogue was a bit bad at times but I'm not sure if that's just how it is or how the translation is seeing as the original novel was in French. Or perhaps a bit of both.
I wouldn't recommend this book unless you are a fan of the musical or movie because honestly if I had read this without being a big fan of the musical I'd probably have dnf it but I only enjoyed it a bit due to the musical.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail