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ratcreature) wrote2020-07-08 07:31 pm
ratcreature) wrote2020-07-08 07:31 pm
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recs?
For similar reasons that I find the BBC Historical Farm series soothing, I also like historical fiction that makes everyday life details come alive and be interesting, particularly things you wouldn't really think about or necessarily expect to be different, instead of just glossing things over. Like stories that describe how tools look and work, that you don't use anymore today and stuff like that.
I enjoy this regardless of the period, e.g. I liked the details how prehistoric life might have worked in Clan of the Cave Bear. I actually like those details in mundane science fiction too, like I enjoyed that aspect of The Martian.
I'm not entirely sure what quality exactly makes this delightful rather than tedious to me, but there's often some overlap with competence kink and/or service kink in examples I particularly enjoy, and also the author being really into the period or craft or such.
Do you have any recs for original fic or fanfic that provides a lot of immersive, everyday detail of this type? (Also it needs to be fairly non-tragic...)
I enjoy this regardless of the period, e.g. I liked the details how prehistoric life might have worked in Clan of the Cave Bear. I actually like those details in mundane science fiction too, like I enjoyed that aspect of The Martian.
I'm not entirely sure what quality exactly makes this delightful rather than tedious to me, but there's often some overlap with competence kink and/or service kink in examples I particularly enjoy, and also the author being really into the period or craft or such.
Do you have any recs for original fic or fanfic that provides a lot of immersive, everyday detail of this type? (Also it needs to be fairly non-tragic...)