I just found out that. . .

In the chapter I just read . . .

The part I just read made me think of . . .

This reminds me of. . .

(This character) reminds me of someone I know because. . .

This character is like (name of character) in (title of work) because. . .

This section makes me think about. . .

This situation reminds me of a situation in my own life. It happened when. . .

This section makes me see. .

I can picture. . .

I got confused in the part where. . .

I wonder why. . .

I would like to know more about. . .

I wonder what it meant when. . .

I really don’t understand this part because. . .

I expect. . .

In the next chapter, I predict that

I like/dislike (name of character) because. . .

It seems to me that. . .

I like the way the character said. .

I have developed an opinion about . . .

I really like/dislike this writing because. . .

I really like/dislike this part because. . .

I think this setting is important because. . .

If I were (name of character) at this point in the story, I would. . .