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Title: Billie's a cipher
Review: Too many cold-detached characters; we don't even care about the child. No emotional depth in the characters. Even the author seems cold and detached. Too much energy spent on descriptions that go nowhere. The plot is held down by the weight of water and contrivance. Yawn, yawn. The end, thank heavens. (A book club.) We gave it 2 (not one) star because most of us read it to the end.
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