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War and Peace is one of the few works I read in 10th grade. My opinion is that the book is good, but there are more interesting works, and not so long ones :) Although, the main incentive to read it (or at least, to start reading it, because after 100-200 pages of text, it somehow went on its own and even by my own desire) was that my father had read it, and I thought: "What am I worse at?" :). And most other works from the school curriculum, I often read only up to the middle. I don't like classics... And literature lessons forced me, and still force me... Until the age of 12, I sometimes didn't finish reading some books, but now I try to finish any started work to the end.

The 11th-grade curriculum covers 20th-century literature, which is closer to me, so I will try to be more responsible towards literature lessons this year, maybe something interesting will come up :)
O God of Earth and Altar,
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
Take away our pride.


G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal