The Phantom of the Opera newspaper articles and interviews relating to the Paris Opera House, and the character Erik (the phantom) who fills the roles of the "mad genius", disfigured monster, and one of three in a love triangle all at once. Fitzpatrick argues that all of these elements make the book good for light reading. Myers agrees that the novel makes for a good "airplane read", but says that it fails in terms of being a good mystery novel. She claims that one of the book's downfalls is that one of the important characters - the mysterious Persian - is introduced too late in
The Phantom of the Opera (pinball) The Phantom of the Opera (pinball) The Phantom of the Opera is a pinball machine released by Data East in 1990. The game is based on the French novel "The Phantom of the Opera", but not based on the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber although released around the same time. The game does not have very deep rules. Game rules are similar to other 1980s pinball machines. There are no modes to complete, the goal of the game is to try to score as much as possible. Gameplay features include the Catwalk Ramp, a Magic Mirror, a Trap Door and