Reminded me a lot of the sequel to "Pillars of the Earth" in terms of strong female characters struggling against the male-dominant world of the middle ages. But whereas the characters (male and female) in "PoE" were overboard/exaggerated and highly entertaining, most characters in "Pope Joan" were just too quiet and bland to really register. Joan was definitely the strongest voice throughout, but unfortunately she resolves a good deal of her problems by just, well, running away. Ugh. Her love conflict is predictable and boring. But if you hold on, the last few chapters that describe Joan's life inside Rome and the politics inside Vatican City (guess it wasn't called that yet) are energetic and quite interesting.
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