I recall this book (which I have not read, btw) being mentioned on the boards, however I don’t remember enough of the post to be able to search for it.
A female lawyer finds herself transported back to ancient Greece or Rome. The book details her experiences there. Several posters commented that they found the main character excessively whiney. That is all I remember of the discussion
I read that one! I didn’t think the gal was exactly whiney, but she had over-romanticized the past as a “simpler” time. A little on the overbearing side though.
It’s more realistic, though. DeCamp’s hero is a kind of superman, who knows everything about modern technology and singlehandedly saves the Roman Empire. Turtledove and Tarr’s heroine is, like most of us, a normal person, who has no idea how to invent a printing press, and isn’t really able to convince anyone to radically change their worldview or society.