A review by starringskie
The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux
2.0
The tricks Erick did were really interesting and I loved reading about them and I enjoyed the Persian narration very much, but that's what I can positively say about the book.
I understand when it was written and what literary movement it is part of, but that doesn't mean that I can ignore all of the annoying things in this book. The Persian was the only one with a brain cell in this story and it was very hard for me to spend so much time with the rest of the cast. Christine is so naive that she sounded like a three-year-old child, Raul had the impulse control of an excited dog (and the brains of one too), and Erick, as he called himself, was pathetic. Their love triangle didn't make any sense (why would ANY of them be in love with each other?) and all of them need to learn some emotional control. Also, I really wanted them all to be blown up at the end. Shame it didn't happen.
I didn't enjoy this book at all. The only bearable chapters were the ones narrated by the Persian, and it took me a lot of work to get to them. The movies aren't that great either, but at least you can hear the songs, so I think they are the better option.
I understand when it was written and what literary movement it is part of, but that doesn't mean that I can ignore all of the annoying things in this book. The Persian was the only one with a brain cell in this story and it was very hard for me to spend so much time with the rest of the cast. Christine is so naive that she sounded like a three-year-old child, Raul had the impulse control of an excited dog (and the brains of one too), and Erick, as he called himself, was pathetic. Their love triangle didn't make any sense (why would ANY of them be in love with each other?) and all of them need to learn some emotional control. Also, I really wanted them all to be blown up at the end. Shame it didn't happen.
I didn't enjoy this book at all. The only bearable chapters were the ones narrated by the Persian, and it took me a lot of work to get to them. The movies aren't that great either, but at least you can hear the songs, so I think they are the better option.