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Panning Mason & Dixon, the New Republic 's James Wood declares Thomas Pynchon's penchant for allegory tiresome and his alleged cleverness to be overwrought and heavy-handed.
Neither mother nor daughter is made distinctive this time around, except in the most heavy-handed way.
The otherwise repellent Bunt is redeemed by his somewhat ridiculous infatuation with Mei-ping, and the at times heavy-handed tale of the factory sale gives way to a more interesting story, a love triangle of sorts among Bunt, Mei-ping, and Bunt's mother, Betty.
Other problems: no story line, cheap puns, and heavy-handed sexual innuendo.
For the press, there will be self-censorship, but heavy-handed interference from Beijing seems unlikely.