The Phantom of the Opera

By: Gastón Leroux

Narrated by: Gordon Griffin

The lights dim at the Paris Opera House. The exquisite Christine Daae enraptures the audience with her mellifluous voice. Immediately, Raoul de Chagny falls deeply in love. But the legend of the disfigured opera ghost haunts the performance, and as Raoul begins his pursuit of Christine, he is pulled into the depths of the opera house, and into the depths of human emotions. Soon Raoul discovers that the ghost is real and that he wields a terrifying power over Christine; a power as unimaginable as the ghost's masked face. As Raoul and the ghost vie for Christine's love, a journey begins into the dark recesses of the human heart, where desire, vulnerability, fear, and violence unravel in a tragic confrontation.

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Webber's is 2.0

I'm nearly always the person who prefers the original book to the movie or show. For over 25 years, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical has been one of my favorites. So I was excited to experience the audiobook version of the English translation of the original. I definitely prefer Webber's musical version of the story. There are some characteristics of Raul I do not enjoy in the original and the end dragged a bit.  Nevertheless, it does expound on MANY items referenced in the musical in a satisfying way!

Amazing

I've always loved this book. I wanted to get one with a good narration. This one was more expensive but had the best one. It was wonderful.

Great story and narrator!

A couple of editing mistakes, but great overall! I thoroughly enjoyed the narrator too, even though he was a bit too dramatic at times (especially when it came to the girls' voices at the beginning of the story). Nevertheless, I was by engaged by his passion and narrating skills. The story was exciting and easy to follow, and I always wanted to listen to one more chapter. A great listen!

NARRATOR IS GREAT

I started off this book with a different narrator and decided to spend a little more on this audiobook and in my opinion it made for a better experience. I had previously read this classic novel but enjoyed it a bit more as an audiobook. I feel that if you have not yet read this book it’ll be enjoyable whether you read it or listen to it. Especially if you enjoyed the musical. You tend to understand the story just a bit more.

Surprising delight

I’ve seen the movies and the horror part of the Phantom of the Opera, but oh my, the story telling; the mystery; the humor; the rich character of the Persian; and the wonderful narrator with the perfect voice and accents that brought each character—major and minor—to life. I LOVED this story!