"Cyrano de Bergerac" is a classic tale of love and tragedy. There is no tragedy in "At Face Value." It's a happy, fairytale ending. It completely ruins the original play. Also, Eddie is nothing like the character that he is supposed to be. He is supposed to be Roxanne, a clever, manipulative woman. Roxanne has faults. But Eddie is just a Gary Stu (term for a male Mary Sue). Don't read this book. Read "Cyrano de Bergerac," please, but not this. It's not worth your time.