A review by rebeccaasavage
Romola by George Eliot

3.0

George Eliot really did not need to go attempt to write The Great Italian Novel. This book suffers most by comparison with her others, but it still presents compelling questions. The contrast between Tito and Romola being dedication to ease and dedication to finding a cause worth dedication is fascinating. The religious elements and commentary about women, multilayered as it always is with our dear Marian Evans writing under wraps, is compelling. Still though. Too many Brits obsessed with Italy in this time period. EM Forster, where you at?