Darkness Brings The Dawn: Erik's Story
by Jodi Leisure Minton
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Author: Jodi Leisure MintonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-25
ISBN: 1425929796
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: AuthorHouse
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Book Review: Has its flaws, but....
Summary: 2 Stars
This isn't the perfect book. I found many spelling errors (which could be the editor or typesetter's fault); several contrived situations, improperly used words and shifting accents frustrated me at times. HOWEVER, right up front, the author lets you know that she is basing this on the movie, with Erik, as played by Gerard Butler, as her main inspiration. And if you are a faithful fan of Gerard Butler, the story is filled with allusions that only his fans are likely to understand. She also admits that she is a novice author. Maybe she shouldn't have rushed to publish it in its current form, but taking all of these things into consideration, I thought the plot was interesting. I think that with time and more experience, Ms Minton could have made her story a very compelling one. I am one of those Phantom fans that feels Erik deserves someone better than the shallow (my opinion) Christine. That's not to say that I don't enjoy reading books where he does. But I seem to enjoy more the reading of those stories in which he ends up with another woman. This may be one of the reasons I was not completely turned off by this book.
Whether or not you will like this book depends on why you are reading it. If you are looking for a story that is faithful to the characters and situations in the Leroux original, you will most definitely be disappointed. If you are picky about the conventions of "excellent" writing, stay away from it. But if you are a Gerard Butler fan, the "inside" references do make sense and some of them are quite amusing. Trying to fit all of the "inside" jokes into the story was one of the causes for the contrived situations, and could have been avoided if there had been fewer of them. If you are open to the ideas presented by other authors, and want to wade thru the book's flaws, you will find this to be a pleasant story. "Darkness Brings the Dawn" wasn't the best book in the genre, but I don't think it was the worst one either. For those of you who are hesitant about spending money on this book, it might be best if you borrowed a copy from someone willing to lend it to you, or find it in a library.
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