A review by averyadventurous
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

5.0

I don’t remember ever not being obsessed with The Phantom of the Opera. It all started with the 2004 film version of the musical and went downhill from there. I love this tale in every iteration. This book, the musical, the Universal Monsters film. It’s so atmospheric and enchanting and emotional. It gives you a villain that you have no choice but to hate and love simultaneously with poor, unhappy Erik. Even this book which is wild and all over the place and loves to give detailed explanations of the architecture of the Paris Opera House is gorgeous because Gaston Leroux created something that became much bigger than I’m sure he ever imagined it could.