false <![CDATA[Phantom]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172552255m/190507.jpg 190507 21 "Powerful.moving tour de force." says Publisher's Weekly, Phantom "adds.new depth to the [original story].. Haunting and unforgettable.a sensual and.poetic exploration of a man's internal conflict between good and evil and of a search for love amidst darkness and despair." 184179 1991 Phantom total:877|5:495|4:261|3:95|2:22|1:5| 877 3851 1150 205 1 3 false false Sun Sep 30 19:43:07 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 17 12:57:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 04:27:35 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 04:47:24 -0700 2007 But the book is different. The author uses beautiful language that describes the emotions of the characters so well that you really emphasize with them. Espec...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 13:58:05 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 13:47:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Wed Sep 10 19:07:08 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 11:36:15 -0700 2008 3 Often, with tales from the "bad guy's" perspective, you start to feel sorry for ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Jan 14 18:54:51 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 29 07:54:23 -0700 2008
I LOV...more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Aug 21 20:14:55 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 23:26:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false true Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 02:03:38 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 02:13:29 -0700 2009 Once loved this book. It gave me all of the details of Erik's life that I craved to learn that weren't mentioned enough in Gaston Leroux's version. The characters were all believable and wonderfully written. I can not give enough praise for this novel.

It begins with Erik's birth ...more...]]> 3 0 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri May 15 15:37:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 09:14:02 -0700 2009
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*EDIT*

Okay. I'm actually not very sure how I feel about this book. I love love love the Leroux version of POTO, and I'm one of those crazy purist types who can'...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Sun Mar 01 21:56:10 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 23:02:29 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 07 17:04:20 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 17:09:17 -0700 2009 It's been several years since I read this book; however, the plot, storyline is still poignant (I hope I got the right word).

Just for other people's information, this book IS written in first person. I'm aware that there are people out there who dislike reading first perso...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Sep 07 15:51:28 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 15:54:07 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 08:31:08 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 06:20:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 28 14:39:44 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 15:21:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 20:55:19 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 19:05:46 -0700 2009
This is Kelly Creagh's fav book of all time. Despite the deplorable cover art (gag!!!), this is NOT a Harlequin Gothic romance story...but a dark retell...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 11:41:06 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 20:24:29 -0700 2009 Kay explains the birth and formative years...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 20:23:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 20:33:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Dec 11 16:09:17 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 16:12:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false true Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 18:29:43 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 18:46:46 -0700 2009
Kay follows Erik's descent from a child starved for love to the cold-hearted monster he becomes with soul-wrenching presition. The only areas she strayed from the original plot are the parts where she cre...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Wed Aug 13 19:04:39 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 29 19:41:11 -0700 2009
That said, I loved this book so much at 14 I remember reading the book during ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=190507