Cash: The Autobiography by Johnny Cash
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Book Reviews of Cash: The Autobiography
Book Review: CASH 'nuff said!
Summary: 5 Stars
Those were hard times, but the best times then. Johnny came from hard work, dedication and a no quit attitude.*AMERICA* It's true. He is a legend. I loved the book, the come here let me show you something style and the blunt honesty he relates to the reader about not only his life but others in his life. This is not in the book but you might find it interesting. You may have to do some digging around on the internet to find it but early in his career Johnny used to come through Lafayette and Chickamauga Georgia to see a girl. During one of his bad periods while on a lot of drugs my great aunt almost shot him through her front porch screen door late one night when he wouldn't leave (this was one of the times he just went walking-like in the movie Walk the Line when he found his lakehouse). Luckily she had had the gun lying around for a long time and it didn't fire when she pulled the trigger. He got picked up by the sheriff and appologized and said he thought he was at the right house. After he sobered up and got a good talking to by the sheriff he was released. Johnny made good on his promise to help out the area and donated some money to a local high school. There are many reasons why you could like Johnny Cash but for me it's simply because he was just a man and he was not afraid to show it or tell it. Please read the book, you'll enjoy that kind of front porch storytelling.Book Review: An absolute delight to read! Johnny writes as if he's talking to you over a cup of coffee in the breakfast nook.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've recently become re-acquainted with the music of Johnny Cash. Thanks to seeing Walk the Line and buying Rick Rubin's astounding American recordings (American Recordings, Unchained, Solitary Man and The Man Comes Around), plus nearly all of Johnny's remastered CD back catalog (including the perfect The Legend box set), I've gained enormous respect for this charismatic and talented music star. I can't seem to get enough of him, in fact.
I wanted to know more about Johnny Cash. However, I nearly always approach biographies and autobiographies with a grain of salt, skeptical that they'll be (a) untruthful, or (b) unable to hold my attention.
With Cash: The Autobiography my natural skepticism was totally eliminated within the first 10 pages.
This book is wonderfully engaging. It reads exactly like a conversation with an old friend. In fact, I can hear Johnny's rich baritone voice in my head as I read it. I can picture his sincere face. And I'm enthralled.
If you want to know who Johnny Cash was, this book is a great introduction to the man. Not just because of what he wrote about; but, also, because of how it was written: conversationally, openly, honestly, and sincerely.
I'm about 3/4 of the way through the book. I love it.
I highly recommend Cash: The Autobiography.
Book Review: Great storyteller, enjoy at your leisure
Summary: 5 Stars
Had Johnny Cash never picked up a guitar or sung a word, this book would still be a well told story of a bygone American life. Cash grew up picking cotton in an America he's both grateful to be past but remiss to see disappear. In total, this book reads like an afternoon spent with a genial storyteller who likes to pluck out memories at leisure, telling a lifetime's worth of stories out of sequence.
His candid confession to past wrongs and misdeeds make him a compelling narrator not just for his candor, but for the details he's willing to share. This book is better than the movie "Walk The Line," and it adds a deeper understanding to the themes Cash wrote into his songs.
Book Review: Cash
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the most enjoyable autobiographies I've ever read, and I've read a lot. Johnny Cash's style is very conversational and you really feel as if he is talking just to you as you read. He lets you into some really personal moments in his life that you don't tend to see in others biogs (such as his personal prayers and meditations), as well as describing his friendships, growing up and various addictions. You really get a feel for the man from this book and it comes highly recommended.
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Book Review: Meet Johnny Cash
Summary: 5 Stars
What a fantastic book! Being a Johnny Cash fan all my life I wanted to read about his life, and, when I read it, I thought he was talking straight to me. He is really a great storyteller, he is straight and to the point, basically just tells you about his life, everything that made him who he was. He does't leave anything out. He tells about the good times on tour and at his childhood, and in the dark times with drug addictions. He really is good, so if your a Cash fan, and you want to learn more about him, Cash is the book to read.