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Be Near Me by Andrew O'Hagan

janhicks's review

4.0

I thought this book was incredible. From the very start, the prose pulled me into the main character's world. It struck me as being a meditation on what it actually involves to be human, to live a life that is frustrating, to try to find hope and a reason for your existence. It was interesting in its portrayal of a man using faith as a hiding place, and the crisis this brought about in his life because of the lack of honesty in his decision. The relationship between the main character and the teenagers who befriend him was well observed, the outcome unavoidable. And through it all O'Hagan's steady prose made the story believable.