#41 in Historical fiction
Mason & Dixon
- 777
- Pages
- about 14 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Mason & Dixon is a postmodernist novel by the American author Thomas Pynchon, published in 1997. It presents a fictionalized account of the collaboration between Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in their astronomical and surveying exploits in the Dutch Cape Colony, Saint Helena, Great Britain, and along the Mason–Dixon line in British North America on the eve of the Revolutionary War in the United States.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 61 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 25% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 7.9. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 7 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 54 | 89% |
Frequently asked
What is Mason & Dixon rated?
8.0 out of 10, from 61 reader ratings across 2 independent sources.
Is Mason & Dixon worth reading?
Readers give it 8.0/10 from 61 ratings, which puts it ahead of 66 % of the Historical fiction shelf.
How long does it take to read Mason & Dixon?
About 14 hours at an average reading pace — 777 pages.
Where does Mason & Dixon rank?
#41 in Historical fiction on the current snapshot.
How long is Mason & Dixon?
It has 777 pages — longer than 90% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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