![]() The events of the original novel are better explained in this novel by simply explaining what mindset the characters were in. Once the story gets into the part of Erik's life where he meets Christine and the events of "The Phantom of the Opera" happen, instead of simply retelling what we read in the original, Kay switches the story from being a physical narrative of what the characters are doing to a mental narrative where she tells what they're thinking and feeling. I was plesently surprised to find that it is actually a prequel which remains very faithful to Leroux's novel, it also goes beyond being a prequel. I expected it to either be a boring rehashing of everything from Leroux's original or a highly-irrational prequel that made up it's own facts. I'd heard of this book for several years before I finally said, "what the heck!" and got it from the library. ![]() ![]() I just finished this book this morning, after feverishly ripping through about 200-250 pages in two days (it's a 450+ page book), and I must say wow! This book is above and beyond what I expected. ![]()
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