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[BOOK PROFILE]
TITLE OF THE BOOK: The Phantom of the Opera
NAME OF THE AUTHOR: Jennifer Bassett
YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2008

ISBN: 978-0-19-478915-8

Strong Love

In the nineteenth century, there was a tale about the ghost living in the Opera House. Jennifer Bassett, who wanted the people to know this story, wrote a story about this tale in an objective and positive way.

The Phantom, who was very ugly and looked like a ghost, lived in the underground in the Opera House. Owing to his appearance, he seldom showed up in front of anyone. He controlled the Opera House with letters or his voice everywhere. Moreover, he had a student, Christine, and he loved her very much. Because of a chance, everyone in Paris knew Christine’s voice and loved it very much. And Raoal, who met Christine before and also loved her, did, too. At first, Christine rejected all the invitation from Raou, because she was scared of the Phantom. In addition, she didn't want anyone to know that her teacher was the Phantom. But Christine finally gave up to keep these secrets. She told Raoul the whole story between her and the Phantom, and she was also determined to fall in love with Raoul. However, the Phantom realized their action. He was pretty angry. One day, he took Christine to his house during the opera. Raoul realized it and rushed into her restroom to find her immediately. With another person’s help, he discovered the secret passway to the Phantom’s house to save her. The phantom had already discovered their fiction; therefore, he did some tricks to make them feel uncomfortable. In the end, thanks to the strong love between Christine and Raoul and the Phantom’s kindness, they lived a happy life in another country.

In my opinion, although there were many different versions of this story, I loved this version the most. In this book, the author described the plot lively. And this could make me imagine the pictures in my mind. Furthermore, in the end of this story, the author didn’t tell the ending of Christine and Raoul. It was a good idea, because there would be different endings when people read it in different moods. With an open ending, the readers could have their own ending in their mind.