I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny by Vivian Cash
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Book Reviews of I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny
Book Review: Letters, letters, letters
Summary: 2 Stars
My husband and I were both very disappointed. I wanted to read Vivian's story and mainly read only letters that a young man who barely knew her wrote. It is easy to be in love when you are overseas and only fantascize what the other person is like.
It would appear that Vivian had a hard time getting over no longer being Mrs. Johnny Cash and needed to convince readers that he had indeed loved her.
The surprise was that Johnny Cash wrote Ring of Fire. It does have a similiar ring (pun intended) to other works of his and he had also put his father's name on songs his dad didn't write.
Book Review: Not what i expected...
Summary: 2 Stars
A true fan of all things related to The Great Johnny Cash! Was excited to receive this book from Amazon...however, when i started reading it and after about the 10th page of love letters, i thumbed through the book and noticed that about 80% of it was just letters from Johnny to Vivian...i was disappointed! Was really wanting to hear more of Vivians side of their life together!Book Review: Not that great. Expected more to be honest....
Summary: 1 Stars
This book isn't really an autobiography like I thought it would be. Lots and lots of letters from Johnny to his first wife Vivian. It's pretty nice, but there was too much. I would have liked to hear more from Vivian.
I have to say Vivian was absolutely gorgeous. She was very stunning more so then June was. A Fox. But that's the only compliment I can have on this book.
For one thing Vivian really goes at it when it comes to June. June got Johnny on drugs. June seduced Johnny. June stole Johnny from her. June was the devil. June didn't write Ring Of Fire. In which none of these accusations I find true. It makes you wonder...why did she not write this book when June and Johnny were alive? Because she might have gotten sued for defamation? The dead have no rights as we know. This is me just wondering here.
I think she should place some of that rage, blame and hate she threw towards June and aim some of it at Johnny. She doesn't beat him up not nearly as much as she did with June. He was the one who cheated on her. He broke the family up. You can't place blame entirely on June. Granted cheating awful. June was far from an angel. Sleeping with married men is just wrong. I can see why Vivian was so angry but I refuse to believe that a strong willed minded man as Johnny Cash was seduced by some woman. Not to mention got into drugs because of her, "gave her" a song he supposely wrote and every negative thing he did was because of his mistress. I do understand the frustrations Vivian must have gone through. Having your man cheat on you with some other woman must have felt terrible for her and her children, but don't place the blame all on the woman. The man needs to go down on the dirt in blame too. It would have been nice seeing her curse out Johnny Cash too. I really don't believe much of what Vivian said about the situation with June, but that is just my opinion. She's blinded by rage and rightfully so. Her take on Ring Of Fire and who really wrote it made me feel sorry for her. I doubt Johnny felt so bad to have to give June the song to "help" her out finacially. June only came from the first family of Country. I know she couldn't have been "needy" and by all accounts of people who knew Johnny, they all said June wrote it. Not to mention everytime Johnny was on stage he gave June credit for the song. A man who is so much about truth, why would he lie about something like that? Also by all accounts of people who knew Johnny, it was Johnny who was running after June all the time. Not the other way around.
So anyway, read the book and come up with your own conclusions. It nice to read Johnny's letters but I would like to have seen the book as an autobiography more so then so many letters. The pictures inside the book is stunning. Also Vivian has passed away which is sad. Would have been nice to see her promote this book and explain more.
Other books of this genre you should read is Wonderful Tonight by Patti Boyd and Storms by Carol Ann Harris.
Book Review: Vivian,why so much hate?
Summary: 1 Stars
It's so sad to see Vivian trash June Carter,when June was by far no homewrecker,there was many women before June.Johnny and Vivian should never married,only knowing each other such a short time,and too,vivian could have traveled with Johnny,home schooling the girls,yes there was many ways she could have helped her marriage.And she was the first to remarry,so I don't think she was sitting home crying in her beer.All cash fans can see she was just a bitter,pathetic scorned woman.We all know june was his soul mate and the love of his life.Did'nt he say it often? rip Johnny and June.Book Review: Bitter
Summary: 1 Stars
Until I read this book, I felt sorry for Vivian. It is always hard for any man or woman to lose someone you love to another person.(Especially being in the public eye) But to wait until someone has passed away and then write a book slandering them is just terrible! How very sad that Vivian stayed so bitter that she had to say such horrble things about a woman who is no longer here. June Carter may not have been perfect, but no couple stay married for as long as Johnny and June did without true love holding them together.