Has this been noted yet? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/22/books/thomas-pynchons-mason-dixon.html?_r=1&ref=books "Less willfully cerebral than the author’s earlier masterworks, “Mason & Dixon” demonstrates Mr. Pynchon’s ability to tell a story that is as poignant as it is daring, as moving as it is tirelessly inventive. " --M. Kakutani