Wendy H. (donkeycheese) - , reviewed on 7/8/2013 + 1255 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

I really like travelogue books so I was intrigued to pick up The Longest Way Home. The author's name is familiar - he's a celebrity. I remember him from the movies Pretty in Pink and St. Elmo's Fire. But he's also an accomplished author. He's an editor-at-large for National Geographic Traveler.

So his girl 'D' wants to settle down but Andrew has a hard time grasping the commitment with both hands, so he takes time to find out who he is and what it means to become an adult by travelling. From Kilimanjaro to Costa Rica, he grapples with himself, while checking back home with 'D' when he gets the chance.


While he's climbing mountains, or searching his soul for the elusive answers, he talks candidly about his career in films, which I found to be entertaining. From Brat Pack to adulthood, The Longest Way Home is a refreshing memoir, interspersed with wonderful descriptions of the places he has traveled to as he makes his soul-searching trek.

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