The Phantom of the Opera
Introduction
Hello everyone! Today I'll be reviewing the book 'The Phantom of the Opera'. This book is published by Classic Starts and is retold from the Gaston Leroux original. This book is one of my favourite books (from many) and I absolutely this book so much that I will definitely be thinking of reading this book more than once. I rarely reread books so this book is one of a kind for me.
So I really do like reading classic literature. And why? you might ask. Some of you might think that classic literature is just sitting in a classroom and you just read boring and nonsensical books from the 18 or 19th century. But this book is very different. Not only it is about romance, the book contains one of my favourite genres - horror. It is very different from the musical and the broadway version but I still really enjoy it. This book is of course translated from French and I would like to thank Classic Starts as I can completely understand what is going on with the book.
Plot
This story surrounds at the Opera Garnier, Paris, France. It is about a young woman named Christine Daae. She is only a background singer and one day she filled in the sick opera star - La Carlotta. Surprisingly, she happens to be one wonderful singer and a beautiful performer.
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Christine take lesson from this man whom she was given to from her father. He told her since a very young age that when he passed away he will send her an 'Angel of Music' which happens to be this man. She loves and adores her tutor. He teaches Christine how to sing opera songs. The real teacher happens to be a deformed man named Erik. If you ever see the film, you will know what he looks like. He covers a part of his face with a mask. One scene was disturbing when Christine took his mask off.
Erik is actually a very talented person he excells in architecture and he actually built the Opera House. But since he is deformed, he kind of hides away in the darkness as people were terrified of him. Not to mention that he causes chaos in the Opera House because he adores and wants Christine to be the Opera Star instead of La Carlotta. So when the managers didn't obey his orders, The Phantom disturbs the people and even killing one of the workers.
It starts really getting crazy when Raoul enters the scenario which is Christine's childhood sweetheart. They started to love each other again when Raoul came to see an opera show. The Phantom becomes jealous of this and soon it became a love triangle.
The phantom has this love obsession with Christine because he doesn't know anyone else and how to love other people. So when Raoul enters the picture The Phantom became overprotective and tries to kidnap Christine. He then brings her to his lair underneath the opera house.
The story follows Raoul saving Christine and they live happily ever after, walking to the sunset. It is such an amazing story and I really love the ending. They are so many emotions in this book and it becomes one of its special features.
Anyways, in the end, Christine kisses Erik on the forehead. Weirdly ans shockingly, she doesnt show any discomfort or even move back. She really embraced him. This part of the story is my favourite part as it shows the hopeless romantic side of the plot. By kissing him, Erik sees a whole new world and eventually letting Christine go with Raoul.
Thoughts
My favourite character is actually the Phantom, he shows affection and fully loves Christine. I also love the background story that he has although it is quite sadI would reccommend thia book to anyone I know especially young readers that want to enhance their reading skills. The book was made for easier reading and is carefully rewritten.
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