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 The picture of Dorian Gray (1890) Yuliana Coronado's reading report Reading Control 1 Title: The picture of Dorian Grey (1890) Author: Oscar Wilde Genre: philosophical novel, drama Chapters: 13 Setting: It takes place in London, United Kingdom and it is set in the decade the novel was written, 1890's  Characters:  Basil Hallward: A professional painter who had the opportunity to study at Oxford's university, despite his father wanted him to join the army. He is truly attracted to Dorian Gray, even though he do not know about his past life and secrets. Regarding his personality, he thinks that intellectual people have been overshadowed by people less skilled who only want to control the world.  Lord Henry Wotton : An aristocrat man whose wealth made him to gain an important reputation in the elite of London. His aim is to make clear the real meaning of beauty since it has been misleading by the nature of the human being.  Dorian Gray:   An attractive ...

Title: The Golden Compass (1995). Author: Philip Pullman Genre: Fantasy Reasons for choosing this particular book: I have chosen The Golden Compass because I find it particularly interesting the concept of parallel worlds this book offers. Furthermore, I have binged half the first season of the TV series called “His Dark Materials”, which is based on the trilogy with the same name. In this way, I will learn a lot more of the story and its characters while I improve my reading skills. Place and time the story develops: The story starts developing in Jordan College, Oxford in an unspecified period of time because it is situated in a parallel world. However, there are some references that suggest that the events are happening in our present. Brief description of the main characters: The story is starred by Lyra Belacqua, a brave and wild twelve-year-old girl who tries to find her place in the world. She has a “daemon” called Pantalaimon. These “daemons” are a part of people’s souls in t...

Reading Report 1  Title of the book: The Witches (1983) Name of the author: Roald Dahl Genre: Children's dark fantasy Reasons for choosing this particular book: I decided to read The Witches because the genre it belongs to sounds really interesting to me. Apart from that, I found myself wondering what type of story would unveil after I read the synopsis since I frankly cannot imagine what is going to happen. Also, I like the idea of it having illustrations included so much because it makes it easier for me to picture the characters and to understand other fictional elements. And finally, it is really unrelated to the story per se, but since it was extremely difficult for me to find the book online, I decided to challenge myself to find it and read it.  Setting, place and time the story develops: Part of the story was set in Norway, while the other part in the United Kingdom. As far as I could read, a time frame was never mentioned. Brief description of the main characters: ...