The Underground Library Society

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Many thanks to author and blogger Charles F. French for this opportunity, inspired by the Book People in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, where I discuss one of my favorite classic stories—why it’s so special to me, and why I believe it’s worth preserving.

Let me say it was a tough decision, for there are many good books out there worth preserving. But when it came down to it—thinking of a classic story I’ve always come back to (in this case every December) and which is special to me—in the end I knew what my choice would be.

A New Addition to the U.L.S., The Underground Library Society: Andrew McDowell and Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

If anyone else might be interested in joining and posting about a book that you would choose to become in a world like the one Bradbury envisaged, please consider it!

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I am an author interested in multiple genres and formats. So far, I have published poetry, short stories, essays, and an epic fantasy novel titled Mystical Greenwood. Visit my website and social media outlets to learn more and stay updated on my writing!

22 thoughts on “The Underground Library Society”

  2. A Christmas Carol is one of my favorite stories, Andrew! Never read Fahrenheit 451, but I’ve heard it’s good! Cheers and thanks for sharing your pick!

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  3. A Christmas Carol is a timeless story to be revisited in all its incarnations. I love your thoughts on how the story is ultimately about redemption; redemption is a quality to be preserved! ❤

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  7. I loved your choice of A Christmas Carol, and the article you wrote was just great! This book is also a favorite of mine and I too read it every December (or listen to it). I like all the movie versions, even the ones that Carol purists hate! But I’m a huge Muppets fan, so I’ll say that one is my favorite. The story means a lot to me as a Christian because it highlights to me that God deals with us in grace, but there is a “use by date”. We aren’t afforded a three ghost chance! Thanks, Andrew, for your choice. Good luck with your memorization of the book (just kidding!)

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  8. Well done, Andrew! This is one of my favorites as well. I started a tradition with myself a few years ago to try and read The Christmas Carol every December/Christmas. When you said it’s a story about redemption, I think you really summed it up perfectly. Take care.

    P.S.–I ordered a DVD copy of The Muppets Christmas Carol last year and watched it about twenty times in a row. I think I about have it memorized. I love Bean Bunny’s parts.

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