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The picture of Dorian Gray (Yuli Coronado) Reading report 2.  Brief description of the new characters that have been incorporated to the novel: Sibyl Vane: Theater actress and Doria Gray's fiancée who suffers a tragedy when he realized that she had changed since she noticed how reality was. Victoria Wotton: Lord Henry's wife who is devoted to the church and has not fall in love with his husband. She stills married to him because of social and economical interests. Summary from Chapters 3 to 7: After Basil had introduced Dorian Gray to Lord Henry, Gray started to spend more time with him. Then, one day that he was waiting for the aristocrat man in his own residence, Lord Henry’s wife arrived and felt stupefied that Dorian was in her mansion. She did not overreact to his presence. She already knew who was him . Lord Henry had got several photos of him in the living room. Thus, she decided to introduce herself and, while they were discussing the art of music, her husband a...

Reading Report #2. Brief description of the new characters that have been incorporated to the novel:  From this point on, Mrs. Coulter plays a major role in the plot . She is described as a beautiful, well-educated, young lady, who has a daemon settled as a golden monkey. Superficially, she is charming, but deep down, she is quite manipulative and has hostile intentions. Other important characters are the Costas, a very friendly, Gyptian family that is basically made up of a mother and her two children. They take care of Lyra and reveal a big secret. Summary of the chapters I have read so far: At this moment, Lyra is desperate because Roger is still missing. Nevertheless, she temporarily forgets about that because a beautiful lady has arrived in Jordan College. This lady is called Mrs. Coulter and wants to meet the young girl. Once they have the opportunity to get to know each other, the elegant woman offers her a job as her assistant in London. Without hesitation, the brave girl a...

 2nd Reading Report A brief summary of the chapters. The boy and her grandmother had planned a journey to Norway, but before that she got pneumonia so they could not go. Even though she was somewhat better later, she still had to be careful. Because of this, they stayed at a place called the Hotel Magnificent instead of going all the way to Norway. As a consolation, the woman gave him as a present two mice, which he named William and Mary. They had issues with the hotel because of the mice and he was asked not to let them out, yet he decided to look for an empty room where he could continue on training them. Later, he found The Ballroom, where he entered since it was empty. Sometime after, hundreds of ladies came and filled the place, all of who, surprisingly, fitted with the witch description. Then, a beautiful woman appeared, who would stand at the front, on the platform. Suddenly, she took away what seemed to be a mask, revealing her frightening self and who she really was: the ...

 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: ...

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters: a Book Review  The Sea of Monsters , a science fiction book written by Rick Riordan and published in May, 2006, is the second book of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series,  which follows up the events of The Lightning Thief (2005).   The story is set in the Camp Half-Blood and other fictional places supposed to be in Manhattan, US in the XXI century. It starts with Percy living a quiet life with his mother, but not for long. Monsters break into Percy’s school and try to kill him; nevertheless, with the help of his friends, they manage to get away from them. Given the circumstances, the youngsters decide to go to the Half-Blood Camp only to find that it has been poisoned. Therefore, they have to find a magical object that will save the camp, and to rescue their friend Grover who has been trapped by a Cyclops.  As it can be seen in the previous book, the novel includes Greek mythology, which I consider a good ...