A review by liberrydude
Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son. by Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez by Martin Sheen, Hope Edelman, Emilio Estevez

4.0

A very intimate and revealing look into the lives of the Sheen/Estevez family. It's told with a lot of candidness and sincerity. At times you are enthralled and at other times you are wishing it would move on. Having seen their collaboration on the movie "The Way" I was curious about their family dynamic given Martin's social disobedience, Charlie's outrageous behavior, etc.. This book has moments that are as touching as the film. Martin and Emilio take turns writing chapters about their lives. It's an engaging narrative and at times you are wondering if Emilio is the father and Martin the son by their behavior. Emilio had an interesting childhood, moving constantly to be on location with his dad. Eventually you had to wonder about Martin's fear of being alone on location and constantly uprooting his entire family from their friends, etc. It was very selfish of him and it reached a showdown when Emilio got into high school. Alcoholism, religion, the search to be true to your self, and the primacy of family are all here in spades.