The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Alan Munro

Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

The definitive American novel. A great success since it was first published. Required reading. One of the most enjoyable novels ever written.

Public Domain (P)2015 Trout Lake Media

Black Lives Matter!

Everything that can be said about The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has probably already been said and written. So I'll be brief. Well deservedly so, it is The Great American Classic par excellence. While I am sure the book can be enjoyed by children and the young, the caustic social commentary thoroughly permeating its pages has vast cultural consequences more apt for the mature brain. Besides its well known literary accomplishments, its colorful vernacular linguistic expressions, the southern argot used by the different social strata, the beauty of the descriptions, the subplots, the depth of each of the characters, and the exquisitely fine sense of humor, the book is at its core quintessentially militant. The most superficial analysis of any of its passages unveils a not so concealed protest against the savagery of slavery. Every page reflects Mark Twain's love for the oppressed. If Twain were alive today, no doubt he would be a card-carrying member of the Black Lives Matter movement. Without being condescending, corny, or naive, he presents a very harsh though somewhat tamed acrylic of slavery and life in a not so distant past. His depictions of small town ignorance, religious fanaticism, disregard for life, lawlessness, vice, and abuse, truly strike a nerve on the reader due to Mr. Twain's superb skill as a painter of social landscapes and weaver of complicated characters. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes you effortlessly down the river of life. At first full of idyllic imagery and benevolent calm, then through a more turbulent storm where fundamental human values are mere idiosyncratic and relative concepts not necessarily shared by everyone. This version as narrated by Alan Munro -who by the way, was specifically born to narrate this book- is particularly monumental and awesome. Through his blessed voice and nuance you will truly feel and experience the majestic enormity of this work. Without any doubt, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one, if not the most important work in American Literature.

Very good

It's a nice story and having the audio makes the dialect easier to understand. Reading what Jim says is the hardest to understand

Brilliant narration of one of the greatest classic

I believe if Mark Twain himself were going to choose a narrator for this great story, he would pick Alan Munro! Brilliant!

I liked it

I liked it very much. I like the way that Huckleberry doesn't care about the risks that he's making.And that he's always ready for any adventure. I'm ready for the next book by Mark Twain the adventures of Tom Sawer

Narrator boring and dry

The narration of this book should be vibrant and uplifting, not something that puts you to sleep

classic!

Love this story, it is a must read. deals with so many social issues and shows the true views of Mark Twain through Huck.

Dragged Out

Would you try another book from Mark Twain and/or Alan Munro?

Mark Twain: AbsolutelyAlan Munro: Sorry, no

What did you like best about this story?

The story is great. Of course, it is one of the greatest American Classics. It is a beautiful historical narrative.

What didn’t you like about Alan Munro’s performance?

I felt that there were too many breaks in phrases. There were pauses where there clearly should not have been. Listening to it became tedious.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

None

Even better when read to me!

I’ve read Huckleberry Finn a couple of times before but having it read to me was a new experience that I enjoyed. The person reading it had an odd rhythm to his sentences that I assume is like what a laid-back southerner would speak. Took a little bit to get used to but became pleasurable. AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY

Poor reader

Mark Twain went to great lengths to perfect the diction and accents of the characters. This reader does a poor job reproducing that.

A classic, with a difference

Alan Munro has been criticized for having poor sense of cadence, and how he can be hard to read/hear. If you're reading Huckleberry Finn as an audiobook alone, those are good points.

However, Munro does one thing extremely well - capturing the voice of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain prided himself on the way he captured dialect, and Alan Munro does the same with the audio presentation. If you hear the audiobook of Huckleberry Finn as you read the book, the two media work very well together. When you're reading a classic, you may want to have the benefit of sound and sight. There's no wrong way to read this book, but I think I've stumbled on a way that works well for me.