The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
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The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
Concerning the book in general, at the moment of finishing it I found myself quite confused about my feelings towards it. The elements of horror and mystery concerning the "Opera Ghost" were objects of attraction to me from the very beginning, and the author was able to grant me with the sensation of suspense in vaious points of the text. The psychopathy of the said Phantom takes an increasing speed throughout the tale, making it a tragic love story of a lunatic person that makes a girl the object of his obsession. Like other psychopaths, he cares more about his well-being than his loved one's. Furthermore, he becomes addicted to something, and that only: her voice. He becomes her personal Angel of Music, and tries to convince her that without him, her talent would be nothing.
"The Phantom" can be taken as a symbol of a unrequited love that eventually turns into an obession. The writing style is evidently european, and uses many french phrases and such, very much alike other authors from the same period, such as Lewis Carrol or C. S. Lewis. I enjoyed the aformentioned expressions and leared a little about the french language. Nonetheless, in some parts of the tale, I would've cared more for a detailed environment, but I cannot put much negativity into this: the styling of that period, like I mentioned, is particular, and the prominence of dialogues above anything else is common.
Overall, I enjoyed reading the book and I added it to the list of classics that I've gone through this year. I recommend it to anyone who likes to absorb suspense in tragic love.
RATING: 4/5
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I didn't have any feelings toward it before starting it...just found myself in the mood for it.
I've read a lot of classics lately that I've looked forward to reading...and just never got around to...that actually disappointed me. That's not to say I didn't enjoy them, just that they weren't what I expected, or wanted them to be.
This wasn't one of them.
I never thought I'd read this, it was just never something that called to me, but I'm so glad I did. I loved it.
What is grief, if not love persevering?
Grief is just love with no place to go.
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gali wrote:I didn't read the book, but saw the movie and loved it.
yes i loved it too