The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Abridged) Audiobook

" took so long to complete "

" This book is a good read for Children and adults. However, it is not a light read and needs a bit of concentration to understand the Southern American Accents. Not really suitable to read on a train! "

" Goes hand in hand with "Tom Sawyer" "

" I enjoyed this audio version so much. Mark Twain is truly amazing in how he captures the simple vocabulary of Huck Finn from Northeast Missouri. The adventures that Huck finds himself in are incredible and I found myself chuckling outloud at many of the situations that Mr. Twain placed Huck in. This should be a top read on everyones shelf and if the book is difficult to read due to the "twang" then I would recommend on audio version of this great work. "

" Great book... till the ending made all the events in the story almost entirely worthless "

" I enjoyed this so much. I have a major crush on Tom Sawyer because of it. Yes. You heard me right. Tom Sawyer, not Huck...not that I don't love Huck though. "

" I haven't read this book since I was a kid, so I forgot how much I want to punch Tom Sawyer in the face. Yet that's part of the genius of Mark Twain (I'm calling him Twain because I'm not one of those snooty people who insist on always calling him Samuel Clemens); he makes me care enough to want to punch Tom Sawyer in the face. "

" Huckleberry Finn, Huck to his friends, is the iconic maverick. Having been raised by an alcoholic, abusive father and cared for by a strictly religious woman, Huck has a strong dislike for society, feeling that it has nothing to offer to him. Huck tries very hard to be independent, and he is a very practical, down to earth boy. Despite this, he is always ready for some fun, like an adventure, and he would follow his friend Tom Sawyer to the ends of the earth, no matter how farfetched Tom's plan may be. After adventuring with Tom in another of Twain's stories, Huck finds himself on another adventure as he fakes his own death to escape his father. He finds himself in the company of Jim, a runaway slave. The pair embarks on a journey north so that Jim can buy his family. Through the various encounters and experiences that they have whenever they go ashore, they form a mutual respect for one another, and young Huck, who like most people at the time didn't think of Jim as human, questions the way society taught him to view African Americans. On their way north, the intrepid duo evades capture, discovery, con men and blood feuds. By the end, Jim is freed and Huck appears to continue to be his adventurous, nomadic self. Twains remarkable story is witty and suspenseful, and the characters are all very interesting (even King Louis XVI (XVII?)). This is a memorable read, and it will continue to be treasure by readers for a long time to come. "

" not a big fan of this book but it is an american classic. "

" Twain, sharp as hell, lets the slavery apologists have it. Terrifying to modern readers with its true to the time use of racist epithets, and uncomfortable beyond that with an educated white man's sympathy-from-high-ground, it remains a fun and witty read, and possibly still a good introduction to oppression and equality for young people. "

" good book for high school reading "

" Appropriate for 4th grade and above. Adventurous book about a boy who gets himself into trouble at times. It's enjoyable and fun to read have have read to you. Students can appreciate the mischief because, at their age, they themselves would think what he does is funny; wishing they could do it the selves. "

" Another classic I put off far too long to read. "

" One of the worst books ever written "

" I was required to read this in high school. It was an okay book. I usually like classics, but this one didn't impact me much. Nonetheless, I think it's a decent book and provides an interesting looking into a part of America's past. "

" Loved it, again. Mark Twain is a fantastic author. "

" Simply amazing! I do prefer Tom Sawyer over this book though, but all in all, this book is entertaining as hell! "

" This book was alright. I felt like it could have been shorter. There was stories within the whole story. There was a few places that really confused me and the spark notes help a lot with this book. The overall message was will developed within the book. But overall the book was just okay. "

" Very funny, written with a convincingly immature voice, but layered with delicious sarcasm and poignant social observations. Uses the phrase "by and by" way too much though. "

" I read this with my little sister and my dad. It was very difficult to understand what the characters were talking about! But some parts made me laugh out loud. "

" Wonderful book . . . until the end, when Twain ran out of ideas. "

" The reason I became in love with reading, along with To Kill A Mockingbird. "

" Exciting, have to get used to the language in the beginning though "

" good adventure for the times "

" This was another book I read for school. I thought it was pretty good, but I probably would not have read it if my teacher had not told us to read it. The chapters are very long and it is hard to read in parts. "

" It's a classic adventure written in "pre-politically correct." What happened to these days? "

" So many characters of so many types. Adventure on a raft, a great insight to the American south. "

" Tom Sawyer's character is horrible. Glad the book had only a few chapters with him in them. "

" The most shocking part for me is the way the hero thinks about black people and slaves. He thinks of them as if they were property and doesn't care if they become his friends of anything. In his mind, being loyal to a slave friend, is like being loyal to a pair of shoes. Horrible. "

" I liked this book a lot more than I thought I was going to. Twain's sense of humor is great...I actually laughed out loud on more than one occasion while reading. I plan on reading more of his work, as soon as I get the time. "

" A first-class audio book with a great reader. "

" create schema of language used... derogatory terms used, should clarify (multiculturalism) "

" Exciting, have to get used to the language in the beginning though "

" I got to see the world through someone else's eyes and live in a different time in history. Another of those books thar builds empathy. "

" I know, when forced to read this book in school we resist, but I read it as an adult and was blown away. A great combination of adventure, humor, and sweetness. "

" Alyhought this is a very historical book, I found myself bored and sick or reading the words by and by... "

" it gets better every time "

" This is my all time favorite book. It has great characters and never ending plot twists. "

" Listening to Tom Parker's reading made this classic come alive, very well done. "

" i was having fun until tom sawyer came in and ruined it all. "

" Classic American literature very descriptive of life along the Missippippi River. "

" Fantastic book. The writing is nothing short of magical at times. "

" I love this book almost as much as Tom Sawyer it is one of those read over and over again books. "

" it was an amazing book, Huck is the boy that every boy wants to be. "

" One of the best writers, ever; "

" I tried incredibly hard to like this book. maybe it was because it was for school and I was forced to read and annotate it but I just couldnt get into it. I made it to page 70 and then sparknotes happened... maybe I'll try for it again someday. "

" One of my favorite all time books. Just an amazing story. "

" I loved The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as a kid, but struggled to get through Huck Finn. I'm glad now that I read it as an adult because I think I enjoyed the humor and satire in it do much more. And I realized that my precious Tom Sawyer of my youth is kind of a dick! "

" Fascinating study of time and place long gone. Difficult word makes teh reality work, but so glad we don't live in a country that accepts it now. "

" A thousand times better than Tom Sawyer (the character, that is). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn provides a mature look at race relations through the eyes of a young boy. This work is nothing short of great. "

" I thought it was good but not great. "

" Maybe my expectations were too high. "

" Maybe my expectations were too high. "

" Maybe my expectations were too high. "

" this was the best book I ever read. I want to read it again and again and again. "

" Dissected this one for English class. Sometimes, discussion takes all the charm out of a book. So do angry yet subtle attacks at Romanticism. "

" Dissected this one for English class. Sometimes, discussion takes all the charm out of a book. So do angry yet subtle attacks at Romanticism. "

" Read this one back in the 6th grade for an English assignment & still remember most of it to this day :) "

" I think this was the first real novel I ever read, and I decided I wanted to be a writer. I also decided I wanted to sail a raft down the Mississippi River! "

" I think this was the first real novel I ever read, and I decided I wanted to be a writer. I also decided I wanted to sail a raft down the Mississippi River! "