A review by leorejoanne
The Outcasts of Time by Ian Mortimer

1.0

Very disappointed. This looked like such a promising book - two men from the middle ages, spending one day in each century, trying to save their souls. However, it was pretty much a fail for me. Although this book is aimed at adults, and grapples with adult themes (such as death, the meaning of a life, etc.), it reads like a children's book in its simplicity. I am all for historical fiction, and for lush, and detailed historical descriptions, but the historical descriptions in this book felt as if the author read a bunch of introductory texts about each of these periods, and simply put all of it in his book. There was no depth, the characters felt like cardboard, and the narrative was boring.