I have never read one. (Cishet male)

  • Cowbee [he/him, they/them]
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    5 months ago

    Human Acts by Han Kang, though I am cheating. It has multiple protagonists, and is historical fiction surrounding the very real Gwang-Ju massacre. Depressing and written in a way that truly doesn't care about how you personally feel as long as it gets the point across.

      • Cowbee [he/him, they/them]
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        5 months ago

        No problem!

        Definitely find a trigger warning list, SA, child killing, and grotesque depictions of festering bodies are used to try to truly get the point across. It's done well, but it is a ripping-off the mask sort of situation, laying the events bare and forcing the reader to sympathize with the plight of the pro-democracy protestors and trade unionists.