34/100 Books to read in a Lifetime

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, narrated by Eric Dove

10 HR 20 min

Adventures that all little boys only dream of!  No matter what society deems right or what adults tell him do, in the end Huck always does what his heart tells him is right to do.

Goodreads: Following the events of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn is under the watchful stewardship of the Widow Douglas.  However, when he is forced back into his drunken father’s custody, Buck fakes his own death and runs off down the river.  In the process, he meets up with Jim, a runaway slave, anf the two become friends as well as travel companions.  Their adventures lead them through many twists and turns through the American South, embarking on a legendary journey.

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33/100 Books to Read in a Lifetime

A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens, narrated by Simon Prebble

16 HR 9 min

These classics are killing me!  Is it a requirement for a classic to be a tear jerker?! 😢

During the French Revolution, some used “the cause” for their own personal revenge.

Goodreads:  When the starving French masses rise to overthrow a corrupt and decadent government, both the guilty and the innocent become victims of their frenzied anger.  Soon nothing stands in the way of the chilling figure they enlist for their cause La Guillotine, the new invention for efficiently chopping off heads.

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