The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (Book Review)

Let's talk about The Phantom of the Opera, a novel written by Gaston Leroux.

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0:00 - What it's about
0:32 - About the author
1:19 - Translation
1:39 - Background info
2:09 - About the novel

[MariaVivian-zn]

Thank you Emmelie. What a great strength it must be to be multilingual! The fact that you can read the French alongside the English translation and make your own comparison. This is such a great ability to have! 🙂

[Heartonmysleeve-gjkp]

While the work has its roots in the past it certainly has qualities belonging to a cinematic age with some astounding imagery.

[MarioDadio]

I partially agree about the lack of depth in the characters, but i don't know if is the style's fault, because is written as a chronicle (that usually has not emotional development) and yet nothing in the story would happen if the personality of each character were different; Christine propensity to believe in spirits, Raoul's young and imperfect volatility, Richard's untrustworthiness, Erik's lack of knowledge about love and correspondence. I saw it through the dialogs, but not through the narrator.

[annamattos]

I agree, The Phantom of the Opera and Notre Dame de Paris are very similar. I love both books with a passion. ❤

[leenverbraken]

This is a book I’d never pick up by myself. I loved reading it and discussing it with your cosy bookclub ❤ I enjoyed it

[WorthlessWinner]

I prefer The Mystery of the Yellow Room by the same author, that said I have a bias towards mystery novels

[ladyfox]

I have The Phantom on my list to re-read soon, but I've been in a slump 😞
Interesting info about firefighters irl using the lake for training!

[nicolycoutinho]

I read this book two years ago and absolutely loved it. I randomly picked it up at a local library, and when I told my husband how much I loved it, he recommended The Hunchback from Notre Dame, which I loved even more!
I love the way you described the book. I 100% agree. 😁

[davidmccalip]

Hello Emmelie! I hope all is well with you and your family. I enjoyed your video, especially the topic of the falling chandelier 😀. I also enjoyed the bio on Leroux and the opera house. For some reason, I always think that PoTO was written in the early 1800's which obviously is not true. I don't know why I keep thinking that. Comparing it to The Hunchback was also interesting. Keep making great videos and I look forward to the next one. Have a great week!

[binglamb]

I have always meant to read this but have never done so. Like others, I have only seen the musical, but you have motivated me to read it. Thank you!

[veroreadviews]

Omg I love chiltern classics covers and design, so pretty!!

[EliasKhananovEnglish]

I'm a huge admirer of the musical, which is the reason I never came to reading this. What do you think of it? :)

[rupatiwary]

Will you ever read fantasy books like stormlight archive, farseer trilogy by Robin hobb, book of the fallen by Steven Erikson, etc.
Why or why not?

[dustinneely]

I'm on the verge of DNFing this book. It's such a bore. 😴

[rupatiwary]

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As your channel grows you will be needing it. (Not that I am anyone to suggest, its just that I have been watching you for a time and this change just striked me and I thought I might as well tell you..)
Just sincerely wanted to make a thumbnail befitting you

If you are interested then please let me know.