A review by madeleine_grace
The Truth about Truman School by Dori Hillestad Butler

1.0

It started out as a fresh take on cyber-bullying. Sure some of the situations were cliche (note: bullying is not just about a group of bleach-blond, catty girls everybody loves to hate) and such but it seemed to come ever so slightly into the present and connect with its audience. Oh but then in one cruel twist of fate came the ending. By the final pages everybody's voice began to blend in with each other. It got incredibly, transparently preachy. The characters became tools so the author could get her message across and somehow give the characters a happy ending. I have never met a person who has understood why they were bullied.
The plot, which initally grabbed my attention, fell into the motions of a classic bullying story. You could guess who milkandhoney was even before Lilly figured it out. As usual it turned from a clever interesting take on cyberbullying to a dull, predictable drag. (sigh)