Letters to Erik: The Ghost's Love Story
by An Wallace
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Author: An WallaceEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-23
ISBN: 143271354X
Number of pages: 476
Publisher: Outskirts Press
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Book Review: A Phan's review
Summary: 5 Stars
While skimming through the many stories based off of Phantom of the Opera (and generally feeling horrified at the content), I found this book and decided that, since it had 20 positive reviews (19 of which were 5 stars!), it might be worth checking out.
Wow was I right! It's the first sequel to Phantom that I actually really enjoyed and felt like it wasn't too off base. First, it was based solely on the original novel, picking up where Leroux left off. Yes, Erik was supposed to have died, but Leroux did leave that ending fairly open to interpretation. Putting "Erik is dead" in a paper doesn't mean he was, well, actually dead. And from this launching point, the author spins a tale that was very interesting and a lot of fun to read!
The story begins with Christine's and Raoul's fleeing to her native Sweden to get married and live out their lives (something obviously hinted at in the last pages of Leroux's novel). Christine has recently gone back to the cellars of the Paris Opera to bury Erik as promised, but the Persian is there and told her he has already buried Erik. Unable to fulfill her promise, she departs with Raoul as planned.
Christine begins writing letters to Erik, detailing her life with Raoul, both the disappointments and the joys. The only complaint I read about this book was that Raoul turns into something people don't like. But I could see some of this happening. Raoul does not turn into some raging abusive alcoholic or anything. You see a bit of his jealous streak (strong in the Leroux, I would say) as Christine begins to live more and more in the past. He grows cold and a bit distant, tries to be the proper nobleman even though they are living in what is essentially a peasant village. Christine becomes terribly lonely and unhappy, withdraws from Raoul as he withdraws from her. In the end, Raoul leaves on an expedition with the Navy and Christine returns to Paris. Raoul is conveniently offed in an accident and so leaves the opening for Erik, who is, of course, actually not dead.
I was a bit worried that the author "jumped the shark" a bit as all this happens in the first quarter of the book. But the remainder -- Erik's and Christine's courtship, along with Erik's search for who he is and what his last name is (a surprising twist here, but I won't say what it is!), is quite charming. You get to see the old cast of characters, from the Persian to Madame and Meg Giry, Sorelli, and even the managers. So it's great fun to see how they're all doing 5 years after the end of the original novel.
The Epilogue of the book I thought was very well done and brought the entire thing full circle in a way. I smiled at the end, which was a nice feeling.
I do recommend this to people who know and love the original Phantom of the Opera story. It's an enjoyable, quick read.
Summary of Letters to Erik: The Ghost's Love Story
Christine de Chagny is still haunted.
When the Opera Ghost sent Christine away to marry his rival, the youthful and winsome Vicomte Raoul de Chagny, she promised the Ghost that she would return to bury him when he died. Unable to keep her word and tormented by grief and regret, she starts writing letters to the man she believes to be dead-only to discover that some Ghosts can never be laid to rest.
Picking up where Gaston Leroux's novel ended, Letters to Erik is a story of forgiveness, redemption, and steadfast love.
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