false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222993144m/480204.jpg 480204 193 Gaston Leroux’s novel <i>The Phantom of the Opera</i>, first published in 1910, remained a perennial favorite throughout the twentieth century and into the early 2000s. It was adapted to several popular motion pictures and into one of the most successful stage musicals of all time. Its main character, Erik, is a romantic figure whose appeal reaches across different cultures and times. He is a sensitive soul, an accomplished composer and musician whose great unfinished work, Don Juan Triumphant, is described as breathtakingly beautiful by the one person he allows to hear it; he is an object of pity, whose face has been disfigured from birth, causing him to hide behind a silk mask; and he is hopelessly in love with a young woman whom he can never seriously hope will love him back. At the same time, he a dangerous, menacing figure, lurking in the hidden catacombs beneath the opera house and blackmailing those who will not bow to his whims. He can hear things said in privacy and can create catastrophes that might or might not be the accidents that they seem to be. Like other precursors of modern superheroes, such as the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Frankenstein’s creature, Erik balances sympathy with horror, admiration with revulsion. Set in one of the most beautiful buildings in Europe, this story of the love triangle between the phantom, the young peasant-born opera singer he loves, and the dashing viscount who she loves, was written as a thriller, and it continued to excite the imaginations of readers into the twenty-first century. 2259720 book 1910 The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel total:6618|5:1909|4:2317|3:1796|2:489|1:107| 6618 25286 9097 723 480204 0060809248 9780060809249 5381 553 3.82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222993144m/480204.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/480204.The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_The_Original_Novel 5 20 true Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Jan 24 13:09:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 13:09:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 480204 0060809248 9780060809249 5381 553 3.82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222993144m/480204.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/480204.The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_The_Original_Novel 3 4 false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 02 17:17:34 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 30 10:24:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 480204 0060809248 9780060809249 5381 553 3.82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222993144m/480204.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/480204.The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_The_Original_Novel 4 4 false Thu Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 20:22:06 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 21:17:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 480204 0060809248 9780060809249 5381 553 3.82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222993144m/480204.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/480204.The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_The_Original_Novel 5 3 false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Nov 27 15:16:18 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 15:24:31 -0800 2007
I've seen the Broadway Musical and the 2004/1925 movies, i expected the story to be as romantic and touching as A.L. Webber's original musical. And, yes, it WAS romantic and touching. However, the 1925 movie proba...more...]]> 62104 0140368132 9780140368130 152 18 3.82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170599492m/62104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62104.The_Phantom_of_the_Opera 3 2 false Tue May 13 12:46:19 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 18:29:54 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 12:46:27 -0700 2008 Phantom since my parents took me to see the musical (incidentally, my cousin told me that the chandelier fell into the audience and I totally believed her).

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This all started when I saw the movie a long, long time ago for the first time. I loved it right away and watched it again ... and again ... and again ... and again! Then, just a month ago, I saw the Broadway show and I LOVED IT EVEN MORE...more...]]> 6308225 1605120421 9781605120423 13 2 3.82 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6308225.The_Phantom_of_the_Opera 3 0 false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 20:58:32 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 21:12:48 -0700 2009
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The Phantom of the Opera is about an insane musical genius haunting the Paris Opera House. Christine Daae, a new chorus girl, catches Erik's (phantom) eye...more...]]> 480204 0060809248 9780060809249 5381 553 3.82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222993144m/480204.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/480204.The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_The_Original_Novel 3 0 false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Feb 17 20:29:31 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 20:30:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 480204 0060809248 9780060809249 5381 553 3.82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222993144m/480204.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/480204.The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_The_Original_Novel 5 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 15:27:41 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 15:27:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 480204 0060809248 9780060809249 5381 553 3.82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222993144m/480204.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/480204.The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_The_Original_Novel 5 0 true Tue Jul 21 22:42:29 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 00:29:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 480204 0060809248 9780060809249 5381 553 3.82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222993144m/480204.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/480204.The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_The_Original_Novel 4 0 false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 17:18:32 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 08:27:00 -0700 2009 Once more...]]> 480204 0060809248 9780060809249 5381 553 3.82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222993144m/480204.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/480204.The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_The_Original_Novel 4 2 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Nov 30 15:03:02 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 30 15:05:39 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2974092 0352317167 9780352317162 10 1 3.82 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974092.The_Phantom_of_the_Opera 5 1 true Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 21:58:08 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 00:10:34 -0700 2009 One
When I read the introduction Gaston Leroux wrote, I was very wont to believe that he had truly discovered a true event, but there is very little true evidence to support his claims though I heard he claimed they we...more...]]> 6565757 15 3 3.82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1245911512m/6565757.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6565757-the-phantom-of-the-opera 4 0 false Tue Aug 25 07:18:53 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 07:56:43 -0700 2009
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