I've got a smile on my face, and I've got four walls around me. Mark Knopfler "Privateering" preview video.
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Hmm, I've always kind of wanted slash for Sailing to Philadelphia. I know very little about Mason and Dixon otherwise, but that song is totally slashy. And come to think of it, I'd read fic for Brothers in Arms, as well--it's always struck me as a sort of Firefly-ish universe, although I'm probably being too literal with the "there's so many different worlds" line.
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And yes! I know exactly what you mean. *nodnodnod* Slashy as hell, it really is. Ever since I heard "Sailing to Philadelphia" I've been tempted to read the book that inspired it... but I hear it's a real slog to get through. Hmmmm.
Firefly for Brothers in Arms? You know, that would work. Huh. There have been so many great fanvids to that song. It was used brilliantly and heart-tuggingly in Highlander canon, too, come to think of it. Fic would be cool, though. Seriously.
Speaking of historical RPS, I'm currently having lots of incredibly slashy thoughts and feelings about southern Generals Longstreet and Lee as I listen to the audiobook reading of The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, one of my all-time favorite books. The whole thing breaks my heart so beautifully; it's a deeply intimate, moving portrait of an utterly tragic series of events -- the battle of Gettysburg, which was the turning point in the war; up until then, the South was winning, but after Gettysburg it was all downhill until they finally surrendered.
It was a very sentimental era, and it's beautifully and believably expressed in the writing. Of course, I have to admit that imagining the appalled horror that the thought of this or any other slash pairing from the book (there are a number that would work just as well) would cause in all the manly male Civil War buffs is part of pleasure of contemplating such a possibility. *g*
I'm pretty sure there's no fic for it as yet. A fangirl can dream, no? :-)
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That's Thomas Pynchon's Mason and Dixon, right? I've thought about reading it, but I suppose it's low on my to-read list.
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, one of my all-time favorite books
So apparently my town library has this book, and in English, even! I think this is a sign. *puts it on hold* I'll let you know what I think after I read it. : )
By the way, I don't know if you saw me rec Doc, by Mary Doria Russell, in my journal? It's another 19th century US history book, kind of a Western (it's about Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday), but a very low-key one, and very focused on the characters. It's such a warm-hearted and human book, and I think you'd enjoy it.
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I have your book rec post open in a tab, along with a couple of others, but have been AFK a good deal the last week or more, so I'm still playing catch-up. I will happily anticipate learning more. :-)
ETA: Oh, and re Mason & Dixon, yes, it's the Pynchon book. I'm not sure I have the tenacity for it, particularly given all the other things that have higher priority on my reading list (including a lot of neglected fanfic, yikes). But the subject matter would be fascinating. *wistful*
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