Original sentence: Club, observed "Whatever meanings and complex messages may lie hidden in Pynchon's text can, for now, be left to develop subconsciously as the reader enjoys the more immediate rewards of the work of a consummate storyteller.HyperArt's Mason & Dixon resource page.In the end it is a sad, touching story of two people who were "mates", as Doctor Isaac Mason puts it.John Krewson, writing for The Onion A.Pynchon is one, and he never quite lets you forget that while this might be an epic story, it's an epic story told to wide-eyed children who are up past their bedtime.Review in The Onion A.While making the novel difficult to read without effort (at least on the first and second readings), Pynchon's use of language soon develops into a readable pattern, emphasizing that the style that went into Gravity's Rainbow had not dimmed in the twenty-four years between publications
Edited sentence: (It may be said that, in the ocean-going scenes, Pynchon's detail is second only to Patrick O'Brian — a compliment to both authors.HyperArt's "Mason & Dixon" resource page.In the end it is a sad, touching story of two people who were "mates", as Doctor Issac Mason puts it.The final encounter of Mason and Dixon is one of the best scenes written by Pynchon, if not one of the best of 20th century American literature.While making the novel difficult to read without effort (at least on the first and second readings), Pynchon's use of language soon develops into a readable pattern, emphasizing that the genius that went to Gravity's Rainbow has not dimmed in the 24 years between publications