from typing import List


def read_files(file_paths: List[str]) -> List[str]:
    """Read all of the files in the list of files provided, returning a list of strings.

    Args:
        file_paths List[str]: List of files to be read.

    Returns:
        List[str]: List of documents as strings.

    """
    documents = []
    for file in file_paths:
        with open(file, "r") as f:
            documents.append(f.read())
    return documents