Done with Whores, in the midst of Rivals

I finished Parliament of Whores over the weekend. Expect a review midweek. Actually, I've written the review, but it needs a polish. I am, as of this writing, 130-odd pages into Team of Rivals, with another 40 or so due tonight.

I'm debating what to read next. My primary criterion is fiction. For this project, I've read one non-fiction book and am well into a second. Looking back over my library records, the last five books I've read are non-fiction. Surely, I need to escape from all this reality. Yet indecision grips me. Historically, either Roughing It or Moby-Dick would make sense depending on which direction I choose. Why not follow either of these with Leaves of Grass? Journeying backwards, I could follow Whitman with Emerson and pummel anyone left with American Lion. Fears of descending into the morass of nineteenth century history and culture plague me. Moderation in all things is called for.

I think I shall choose among these:
Stranger in a Strange Land
The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Corrections
Or maybe something by Cormac McCarthy.

Recommendations?