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I love the musical and decided this would be a quick classic to read. The book is very similar to the film and musical adaptations. The Phantom is described as having a death head and looks like a corpse. This is far from the handsome phantom with a scarred face. The corpse theme is more realistic to people thinking he's an actual ghost when they see him whereas a man with a mask is not really believable. The Phantom's story is a lot different because in the musical adaptation, they want you to sympathize with him and almost want Christine to fall in love with him instead of Raoul (especially when said phantom is played by Gerald Butler). In the book, you never like the Phantom because he is very evil. Previous to coming to the Opera House, he was known as "the trap door lover", because of the secret passages and torture chamber he built for a Persian ruler's palace. He also played a part in constructing the opera house, and that's how he was able to build passages and his home within it's walls. You also learn how he manipulates Christine, even after she learns that he was only pretending to be the Angel of Music. There are also a few other changes. The story is told from the perspective of an investigator who is piecing the story together through interviews, newspaper clippings and journal entries.
If you are a fan, you will not be disappointed. It's a quick read and gives another angle to the story.
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