::AMAZON REVIEWS::

Lover of the classics
I still believe this to be one of the greatest love stories ever written. I know that the phantom went to the extreme to confess his undying love for Christine but sometimes someone must do that in order for the other to realize it's truth. I have and always will be in love with the phantom and between you and I; Christine should have followed him anywhere his heart desired.

Very entertaining, very engaging book! HIGHLY recommended!!
First of all - I would like to say that this is one of my most favorite novels!

I was first introduced to the story of the Phantom of the Opera back in 1998, when Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical came to my part of town! I went to see the show, and needless to say, I instantly fell in love with it! Not too soon thereafter, I started doing a little research into the story, and found out that the original story had created by an author by the name of Gaston Leroux. (I immediately went to one of the local book stores, purchased my own copy of the novel, and read it from cover to cover in a couple of days [with great interest and eagerness], and fell so head-over-heels in love with the novel - that I couldn't tell that I was walking upside-down for a while! LOL!)

This book and its author, are in my humble opinion, simply AMAZING! The amount of detail - and the mental images that one can get/imagine while reading this book - are WONDERFUL!! The book is not only well-written, but it also has a great storyline, with full-bodied characters, unforgettable lines, and wit and humor like you would never believe! (I truly wish that Gaston Leroux were still alive - I would have *LOVED* to meet him in person! He seems like he would have been such an interesting, funny person!)

I, myself, have been to the Opera Garnier in Paris, France on a number of different occasions - and can honestly say that it is the *PERFECT* setting for a story like this! (As you walk through the marble-lined halls of "thee" Opera, you can imagine Erik, the Opera Ghost, flitting about - darting between the marble pillars, hiding behind the cascading red curtains, sitting quietly as he silently observes you from Box Five!)

All in all, I would *HIGHLY* recommend this book to ANYONE! (Including reading groups and school reading assignments!) I think that there are so many great lessons that one could think of/learn from reading this book - and perhaps, the book and it's lessons could gently touch another person's heart the way it has touched mine!

Incredible Book!!!!!!!
I read this book after having been in LOVE with the movie, and around the same time as I saw the Broadway show(which was incredible!). I was soooo excited to see how much more information was in the book compared to the movie! There are some things in the movie that after reading the book become a million times more powerful! It made me fall in love with the story all over again! I definately recommend getting this book!

loved it
I loved this book, you are left with questions at the end but I love the gothic horror style. I wish the musical was more like this book. I read it in one night, I couldn't put it down. The phantom is really much more interesting, clever and diabolical than the other subsequent adaptations of his character, he truly is an ugly evil man that you can't help but feel sorry for at the end. You will also get a better back history on the phantom and why he is what he is. enjoy :)

A book to read over and over
I became fascinated with The Phantom of the Opera when I watched a 20th anniversary documentary on the making of the broadway musical. This is a book that appears can be read over and over again! Each time the reader would come away with some new gem!