Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Signature Performance by Elijah Wood

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Elijah Wood

Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Earphones Award Winner (AudioFile Magazine)

Ernest Hemingway said, “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn". One hundred years after its author’s death, this classic remains remarkably modern and poignantly relevant. In this new edition, Elijah Wood reads Huck in a youthful voice that may be the closest interpretation to Twain’s original intent. His performance captures the excitement and confusion of adolescence and adventure. Best of all, the immediacy of Wood’s energetic reading sweeps listeners up and makes them feel as though they’re along for the ride, as Huck and Jim push their raft toward freedom.

Public Domain (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

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Critic reviews

"Elijah Wood’s performance is my nominee for the Narrators’ Hall of Fame. Wood’s unself-conscious reading doesn’t sound like a reading at all. He creates an entire world filled with people who cross class and color lines. His accents range from British to faux-British to all manner of regional affectations, twangs, and drawls. Wood’s delivery makes Mark Twain’s delicious wit and twisty language sound completely natural, especially as Huck invents plausible words to suit the moment. The journey down the Mississippi with Huck and Jim is pure pleasure, as the boy who won’t be "sivilized" and the runaway slave encounter scoundrels, slip out of scrapes, and invent outrageous tales. The listening couldn’t be better if Huck read the story himself." (AudioFile Magazine)

What an adventure!

Loved going on this adventure with Huck and Jim. Thank you, Mark Twain, for your talent and efforts to teach us.

Great classic, really well read

Can't argue with this classic book, and the narrator does a great job with accents and drama. I listened through with hardly a break.

Should be required reading

This is like about 20 short stories all run into one adventure. It’s pleasant but not one strong plot start to finish. It’s enjoyable and the narration is excellent. It’s also educational to understand the lives that people lead along the river during the time of slavery.

Huckleberry a great book

Huckleberry Finn was an amazing book that had an amazing adventure, and it was very exciting . It’s been fun reading the story.

A classic of the American South

Two mischievous boys, on a quest to free a slave. Puts you in the era, the language used is full of local idioms and expressions. Narration is very good, fulfilling it's purpose.

Cried with joy and satisfaction when it ended

I feel cheated that I haven’t read/heard this until now. Such a joyful, fun story and such a subtle critique not just of slavery but of class privilege among white folks as well. Fascinating folk hisGot a lot of chores done because I didn’t want to stop listening.

Surprised

This was one book I always wanted to read but never got the chance. To be honest I was not hopeful when I discovered Elijah Wood was narrating the book, in my head I kept seeing the Lord of the Rings character, I was able after a bit able to see beyond that in my minds eye, I was pleasantly surprised by his performance. Good twist and turns most of the way through.

Superb performance!

Elijah Wood was a fantastic reader of a very difficult text! Perfect for my classroom to listen when my voice gives out!

Elijah did a great job. But nothing could save this story once Tom Sawyer got involved with freeing the slave Jim.

Probably the best reading I’ve ever heard on Audible. The story maybe a classic, but they didn’t let us read it. By the time Tom Sawyer got involved with planning a prisoner escape of slave, the story just went down hill and became insufferable. How could any writer construct such a stupid character? I won’t be listening Tom Sawyer books. But Huck was at least believable in his stupidity.

Such a fun story

It's was a little tough to listen to the N word so many times being an elder millennial, but it's such a fun story listen to how stupid and ignorant a couple of boys can be, just trying to invent fun.