The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : Audio CDs (Junior Classics)

This story is told by Huck, and is not in the classic shape of a novel. Rather it is a precursor to Ulysses and Remembrance of Things Past, where other great writers attempted to capture the essence of our internal dialogue.

Huck is also hiding a lot from himself. You as the reader can quickly see through him though. He is trying to put a brave and positive face on a very dangerous situation. We all do that.

Huck also has to face himself before the book ends. What really is important? We can all spout a lot of moral talk, but what we do is critical.

If we lived in Huck's times, we would also see that there was an emormous moral dilemma. The rules of humanity were often not applied to black people. You could choose to go along and feel like a hypocrite (if you thought about what you were doing), or you could do the right thing. Sensitive people of that day often found it hard to do the right thing. If your neighbors were open-minded and you lived in the North, you might do one thing. If your neighbors were slaveholderes and lived in the South, you might do another.

Also, think about the trip down the river as an analogy for going through life. How will it turn out if you just let your direction go with the current?


This is an amazing book, brilliant, really heart capturing!   November 10, 2001
This is one of the very best books. Huck Finn goes through so many trials and tribulations down the Mississippi River with his black slave friend Jim, lying and stealing and running into strange people. It is the best book I have ever read!


Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn   July 17, 2001
 4 out of 10 found this review helpful

Mark Twain's classic, "The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn" is a truely amazing read that appeals to the reader on all levels. It's language, difficult to grasp adds to the make-up and the bulk of this amazing read. Twain's writing draws the reader into living the adventures with Huck and Jim as the journey down the river. The reality of the characters and additional humor adds to the acessibility of the novel to the reader and adds to it's appeal.


Brilliant!!!   March 14, 2001
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

This is one of the best books I've ever read. It's pure story telling, and really funny. The characters are so alive that when you finish reading it you start to miss them. When Huck says he's "striking out for the territories" you wish you were going with him! If you like Vonnegutt then buy this book, its got the same mix of the funny and the profound. Come to think of it, if you like STORIES buy this book because it really is one of the best ones ever written.


This book is my all time favorite book, it is so funny!   June 10, 1998
 5 out of 9 found this review helpful

This book was one of the funniest I have ever read! Mark Twain makes it hilarious, exciting, and enjoyable all through the book! Huck is such a fun charatar to read about. His adventures will make you laugh and in the end you will be attached to his unique character. You can't miss reading this classic piece of literature!