If you ask me, part of Erik's appeal is that he's /insane/. She seemed to be trying to get people to "understand" why Erik was Erik and in doing so- sorta destroyed who he is. Just enough that we can't say that he's definitely a monster.Īlso, Kay's struck me hard as a fanfiction. Much more insane, still human- but not so much we're offended by what he does and think he's evil. He seemed alot more like I'd picture the Phantom. And not just because towards the end he started freaking me out, which isn't exactly easy for a book to do. ::and I mean no offense if you don't believe in heaven or hell::Īfter reading both, (heh, not long after I post an uneducated opinion.) I have to agree with lErik. One more thing, how many people honestly believe erik went to heaven after he died in either story and why? I believe that, just like faust and marguerite went to heaven and were forgiven for their sins, erik was too. Or is it just because (spoiler) it ends like every e/c phan wants it to, they have sex and we know for sure that christine loved erik? so is it simply his actions and demeanor that make kerik so much 'sexier' with such a bigger phan following? on the upside, he keeps fine wines, he's traveled the world (okay, so has kerik.), and he can cook some mean chicken and crawfish dinners, not to mention decorate.īasically, though, they have the same body and deformities (although I don't think kerik smells like a corpse). he also acts erratically and talks in third person occasionally (which really, really frightens me). he's not just a genius, he's also a he-man. In my opinion, kay's erik (who I'll now refer to as kerik.as opposed to lerik) is more 'manly': he doesn't fall into a sobbing heap at christine's feet, we know he's got urges, he's also polite, and kay gives us his past (he then gets more sympathy than lerik, who's past is virtually unknown) and let's us in on his thoughts. For those of you who've read susan kay's phantom as well as leroux's the phantom of the opera, which erik (and raoul and christine) do you like more and why?īesides the obvious melding of PotO with the alw version, what makes kay's version so appealing?
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