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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Signature Performance by Elijah Wood

By: Mark Twain
Narrated by: Elijah Wood
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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.

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"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)
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A story for all ages following the adventures of Huck and Jim. I don't know if I ever read this as a child but as an adult it was a fabulous read. Jim and Huck are so loyal to each other and amid all that society imposes on how they should be and what they should do, they listen to their hearts and follow the path (or in this case the mighty Mississippi) doing what is right and what is human. A mad cap time towards the end that beggars belief but what is an adventure without making it the craziest one imaginable. This adventure has survived 140 years and I hope it survives that and more, capturing a time with all its injustices and reminding us all that this journey out of slavery to freedom and to equality is not finished yet but we all can be a Huck Finn and come back to doing what the heart knows is right.

Rolling down the river

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This is a set text for my English exam. Tried and failed to read it as language was hard to understand . Loved the audio book though, easy to comprehend and follow. What an awesome narrator. Thanks Frodo!

Helpful guide. Brilliant voice

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Elijah Wood performance is superb, and makes the story even more enjoyable. The book was better listened to than read.

Elijah Wood is superb.

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A great Mark Twain classic, very well read, easy to listen too and follow, hard to stop, thoroughly enjoyed it

Great classic

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there's a particular word used here beginning with N, filled with discrimination, hearing my favourite Hobbit read it so much made me feel a bit off, being an old story I understand it, and the story doesn't take any deep dark racist turns.

if you want a story that's honest and filled with heart this is it.

surprisingly entertaining

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This is a delightful story, full of fun and adventure. While it can get tricky at times to ignore the racism that was prevalent in that time period, the characters of Tom and Jim are so darn charming that it softens the blow.

I found reading the physical book to be a chore, as so much is written in Tom or Jim's voice that I found myself needing to read aloud to fully understand what was being said.

Woods absolutely blew the performances out of the water and allowed me to simply immerse myself in rafting down the River.

Absolutely fantastic.

Performance - 5 Stars.
Book - 3 Stars.

Woods' performance is fantastic.

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I haven't read the book for over twenty years since I was in high school so it was an absolute pleasure to listen to an excellently narrated audiobook! I highly recommend it listening to this classic American novel!

A classic on the Mississippi River

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Parts were great and it had a nice ending, but parts were just too contrived. The racism was confronting and sad – reflecting the evolutionary view that some humans were less developed than others.
Elijah Wood’s narration was masterful – amazing variation and accents.

Excellent narration but story too contrived

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MARK TWAIN AS HIS BEST. MOST ENJOYABLE,JUST HOW MUCH MISCHIEF CAN A COUPLE OF RASCALS GET UO TO?LISTEN AND YOU'LL FIND OUT

TRUE CLASSIC

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It is a non stop adventure from another time. The voice acting was fantastic and really sucked you in.

Great piece of history with awesome voice acting.

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