Comment on language / style

The story is written in a rambling way that some readers may find to be disjointed. For example, Johnny Cash, the author, returns several times to specific stories, either presenting them with different details or with some slightly different slant. Sometimes, the details and the point remain basically the same. For example, Johnny tells of his devotion to his father-in-law, saying that the two men had become close after Johnny's near-death experience in the cavern. He mentions that his father-in-law is a self-taught theologian and that Johnny greatly respects this aspect of his father-in-law's character. The book is copyrighted 1997 and the overall setting - that of Johnny's current situation - is based in that time in Jamaica, where Johnny begins writing his story. However, the majority of the book is set in the various places and times of Johnny's life, beginning from his early childhood in Arkansas and going through a great deal of his travels on various tours. At two points, Johnny presents a list of places they'd been recently. Though the places are not the same, the point is that they've traveled extensively.