Audio Book Review of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Vic February 28th, 2007
Classics
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Mark Twain
Read by Tom Parker
One of the better unabridged recordings of Mark Twain’s masterpiece is on par with others vis-Ã -vis interpretation and excels in sheer beauty. In this impeccably quiet release, Tom Parker (aka Grover Gardner) contributes a resonant announcer’s baritone, superb technique, musical expressiveness, and a fond, intelligent understanding. He is less a narrator here than a storyteller, one of the best this reviewer has heard, sounding as if he were speaking extemporaneously. Of the half-dozen recorded renditions I’ve auditioned, this is the one that best expresses the brilliance of Twain’s rendering of dialect and a rural boy’s sensibility. A judicious use of sound processing enhances his performance. Y.R. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 02/ JAN 03]
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