Lessons From the Phantom of the Opera
Lessons From the Phantom of the Opera started as an obscure blog and gained worldwide readership from Phantom fans. With over 110 posts and encouragement from readers, it was put into print and eBook formats to make it more accessible. The entire blog is still online and free to readers as well.Those who have followed the blog from its inception know it was never written as a "literary" review of the  original work, but focuses upon the emotions and delves into the reasons behind why the story touches everyone differently. Thoughts are taken from all versions - Leroux, Webber's stage version, and the Webber/Schumacher movie.  To categorize the book as an attempt at literary interpretation of Gaston Leroux's original  work is grossly incorrect.  The author has read Gaston Leroux's Phantom many times and is not ignorant of its setting or its contents, as well as other well-known critics of the story.  The second edition of the book contains 11 additional posts with thoughts on themes from Gaston Leroux's work.The author hopes you will find inspiration and life lessons hidden inside The Phantom of the Opera, as you view it through your own opera glasses from Box 5.  The Phantom of the Opera belongs to everyone - not just a few in the Phantom community who believe they are absolute authorities on the matter.  It is a worldwide phenomena that has touched the hearts of fans in many forms through the original Leroux book, the Webber stage play, and the Webber/Schumacher movie and other versions.  Lessons From the Phantom of the Opera shows no partiality to any of those three forms, because the author realizes that there are many fans worldwide who relate to the story on various levels.