I am ready for more of Pynchon’s madness. Mason & Dixon is a book of history, inventiveness, word play and mad humor. The most remarkable ones are pure Pynchon invention – feng shui expert Captain Zhang’s Learned English Dog and amorous Mechanical Duck. But who cares when you have a name like Wicks Cherrycoke! Throughout the book, Mason and Dixon meet important figures in American history and astrophysics – George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Bradley and Nevil Maskelyne. Cherrycoke is a clergyman of questionable canon and for all we know, his entirely story could be fabrication. The focal narrator of this adventure is Rev. The book is fictionalized accounts of collaboration between Mason and Dixon. That is just about the only non-fictional aspect of this audaciously inventive book. These real-life history figures are the framework for the book. Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon are British astronomers and surveyors who established the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland. There are stories within stories that are delicious wicked and hysterically funny. There are 800+ professionals named 'Thomas Dixon', who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. I was completely consumed by the madness of eccentric, quirky characters and the conversations these characters have. View the profiles of professionals named 'Thomas Dixon' on LinkedIn. I cannot tell you what the hell happened. So why the hell can I not read his book? I listened to Audiobook for 33 hours and 55 minutes. But the real reason I could not let go Mason & Dixon? Because Thomas Pynchon is trippy, and I like trippy, mad writers. That is one reason I switch to Audiobook. But when you encounter books heavy enough to use as weapon, you really ought to get off the high horse and consider other options.

I used to look down on people who do not read paper books. I read over 300 pages and I had no freaking idea what it was all about. I failed again and swore to myself that I would never again stray away from Nancy Pearl’s 50-page rule.

It was 2018 I attempted to read this massive book of over 770 pages for the last time.

Mistica by Thomas G. Dixon