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Wow! This is an awesome book! I normally read romances, it takes a really good book to keep my attention if it's not a romance. The Phantom of Manhattan did just that! It is the ultimate fanfiction, well written and beautifully depicted words, I have yet to read Leroux's POTO, but have just picked it up at my local library, can't wait to read the original, I am a huge fan of Andrew Lloyd Weber's Phantom of The Opera film and will soon weigh the differences. If you want to know what happens after The Phantom of The Opera, then this is the book for you, If you haven't seen the film, broadway show, or read Leroux's POTO wait on this read, I will somewhat spoil the beginning of the story for you. Enjoy this read! I know I did!

If you always want to know waht happened after The End and are a fan of The Phantom of the Opera, here's a book for you. Andrew Lloyd Webber says "Forysth not only captures the spirit and style of Gaston Leroux's original novle but also the romance and thrills that make the Phantom such an allurig character."

I was rather disappointed in this book. The writing is not at all stimulating, and completely ignores the adage of "Show, don't tell." While it is mildly interesting, it is forgettable. Certain plot points appear out of nowhere, with no build-up or even a believable background, most noticeably the ending. Very little time is spent on the characters we love, Erik gets only a single, three-page chapter to himself, Christine is all but ignored, and Raoul gets only a cameo appearance. The story could have been compelling and interesting, but the plot fell flat, along with most of the characters.

In fact, the only two characters that had any amount of interest to them were Charles Bloom and Father Joseph Kilfoyle, the former of which nearly saved the book, the latter which was barely explored. In fact, if you skip every chapter except Bloom's, you would be able to understand not only the entire plot, but you would have saved yourself time and a great deal of poorly written "story".

Good book. Andrew Lloyd Webber confirmed that he is turning this into a broadway musical, set to run beginning the end of 2009.

It was an ok book for me. The ending was ok but I feel someone could write a better sequel to The Phantom of the Opera.