Name: Mason und Dixon
ISBN: 9783499229077

Thomas Pynchon

Mason und Dixon

The re-imagined story of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, the British surveyors best known for marking the Mason-Dixon line, features the mismatched pair as they are drawn into naval warfare, erotic and political conspiracies, and major caffeine abuse as they negotiate the perils of eighteenth-century America. Reprint

A Novel

Mason & Dixon

pynchon at his finest i think? full of warmth while also devastating in scope and edge. a romp.

laika

Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, and a set of eighteenth century almanacs required! Also, fuck the Jesuits

Nick Whalen

Daryl Houston

I liked this one a lot, though I suppose I understood only maybe 40% of it. It taught me a few facts about the world, exposed me to a bit of Pynchonian hilarity with for the most part a lack of what I've often found so infuriating in Pynchonian camp, and was in general a fun read. I imagine I'll read it again one day with supplemental material at my side to help add depth to my reading.