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In this year's literature class we have read a number of very good books. A few thrilling, gothic classics such as: Frankenstein, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I read my first book by famous author Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. To put it nicely, I was not a huge fan of this one, but I definitely appreciate it and am glad that I read it. Another book we read was Leif Enger's Peace Like A River. Peace Like A River was my favorite book of the year, and one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. Fahrenheit 451 and The Pearl are two books we also read this year. Now with all of these books, there are so many rich, layered and complex characters. Characters I loved, quite a few that I wasn't very fond of, and characters

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