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The plot of "To Kill a Mocking Bird" was interesting so it was able to keep my interest. The parts of the story that were most intriguing was when dill was visiting, the trial of Tom Robinson was taking place, and the end of the book when Bob Ewell dies and Boo Radley came out of the house. These parts of the story were interesting because they were full of action and it seemed like things were always moving while these events were taking place. Some parts of the story that were not as interesting was the beginning of the book where the story had just begun and the only thing taking place was school. This was uninteresting because there was no action and the story was moving very slow at this point.
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