Segunda lectura del libro después de más de 10 años.
Lo recordaba mejor de lo que me he encontrado, porque aquí lo que he visto es un personaje principal repelente, prácticamente restregando al resto su inteligencia, pero de una manera aún menos soportable que la del Holmes original. Además, la resolución final del caso parece depender de demasiados datos desconocidos por el lector, o bien mencionados de pasada y como relleno del resto de la narración.

I was intrigued by the synopsis so I dived into it. I have never read Gaston Leroux but I didn't want Phantom of the Opera to be the one book by him that I read. This book is praised as being a great detective novel and a top notch locked room mystery. I can honestly say that I didn't not see the book playing out as it did; I had no idea who the murderer was or how they got out of the Yellow Room. I was probably as shocked as the courtroom at the time of the big reveal. While the story did its job stumping me, I thought the characters were insufferable. In the right story, this is a good quality of characters, but in this case, the characters felt very unbelievable, annoying, arrogant, and stupid.

Overall, this story could have been told in half the time with much less dialogue and would have been fantastic. I wish I had read Phantom first because now I am unsure if I will even attempt another Leroux novel in the foreseeable future.

Pretty difficult to read. Kinda leaves the reader confused at parts, not much to develop your own theories.

4.5 incredible stars.

Considering the time at which this book was written, it stands out too good to be true . Lots of clues scattered everywhere and I promise, as a reader I was no where close the solution.

Probably as Rouletabille says ' we should be looking at the right end', which I failed. but the solution left me awestruck, not to mention a little bit of chill down my spine. Definitely recommended for mystery( locked room mystery) lovers.

I tried, but I just found it really boring. Stopped after about 20% read according to my Kobo.

I really liked this book and I find that it is really well written. For sure, this book having been written in the 1900s the language is different from the thriller or mystery novels published nowadays. The language is rich, the plot really interesting and full of suspense, the way of thinking of Rouletabille really impressive.