Showing posts with label The Phantom of the Opera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Phantom of the Opera. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux


This book is slow getting into but is well worth it in the end. Heather's assurance that it was really good kept me going.

The story is nothing like the play or any movie I've ever seen. The history of Erik (or the Opera Ghost) is very interesting, and his genius is much more than music.

The play seems to me more about seduction and love whereas the book is more about fear and freedom.

A definite must.