Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Fiction, Classics

More complex, and far darker than the Broadway musical and film, some have criticized Leroux's novel for its deliberate Nineteenth century pace, and its talkiness. Others have found it fascinating and absorbing reading, with depths not to be found in the later, extraordinarily popular adaptations. The Phantom of the Opera is the most famous work of French author Gaston Leroux. Far darker than the stories familiar to audiences of today from the phenomenally successful Broadway musical and the early Lon Chaney, Jr. film, Leroux's Fantom is a genuine murderer, and the story, a true Gothic murder/horror tale.

Mai complexe si mult mai intunecate decat muzicalul si filmul de pe Broadway, unii au criticat romanul lui Leroux pentru ritmul sau deliberat al secolului al XIX-lea si discursul sau. Altii au gasit-o fascinanta si absorbanta pentru lectura, cu adancimi care nu se regasesc in adaptarile ulterioare, extraordinar de populare.