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Bitter
Akwaeke Emezi

 

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Trigger/Content Warnings:

Ableism: 153 - 154

 

Abandonment: 5, 32

 

Alcohol: 11, 200

 

Anxiety: 154, 194, 202, 251

 

Attempted Murder: 229, 232

 

Blood: 7, 9, 17 - 18, 38, 97, 101 - 104, 107 - 109, 112 - 113, 116, 121, 126, 137, 142 - 143, 149, 151, 187, 192, 201, 220, 225, 227, 231, 235, 249, 254, 258

 

Bullying: 18

 

Child Abuse (physical, emotional, verbal): 6, 7, 17, 102

 

Classism (including exploitation): 20 - 22, 97, 103 - 104, 119

 

Conversion Therapy: 32

 

Death: 1, 2, 8, 14, 20, 36, 40, 71, 101, 103, 115 - 116, 118 - 120, 125, 130, 140 - 141, 143, 146, 148 - 151, 166, 168, 172, 184, 186 - 187, 197, 200, 204, 206, 211 - 218, 227 - 228, 231, 236, 239, 241, 245 - 246, 248 - 249

 

Death of Parent: 6, 21, 32, 83, 102

 

Death of Minors: 119, 148, 172

 

Dead Body: 36, 206, 213 - 214

 

Dissociation: 90

 

Explosion: 195

 

Fire: 174, 177, 191, 193, 239

 

Foster Care: 6, 17 - 18, 32, 83, 159

 

Grief: 119, 172, 205 - 207, 218, 228, 231, 236, 245

 

Gun Violence: 1, 3, 8, 20, 36, 92 - 94, 101, 149, 158, 241

 

Homelessness: 5

 

Hostage: 210, 214, 225

 

Imprisonment: 8

 

Injury: 17, 93, 95, 101 - 102, 109, 118, 172, 201, 210, 214,225, 240

 

Infidelity: 62

 

Kidpanning: 186, 192, 210, 214

 

Mass Shootings: 1, 36

 

Mention/Depiction of Protests: 1 - 3, 7 - 8, 11, 36, 68, 79 - 81, 87 - 88, 91, 95 - 96, 103, 191

 

Mention of Human Trafficking: 41

 

Mention of Hospital: 93

 

Mention of Surgery: 93

 

Mention of Slavery: 104

 

Mention of Sex: 22 -23, 26 - 27, 61, 64, 68

 

Mention of War/Revolution: 1, 61, 72, 119, 140 - 141, 146, 158, 241, 254

 

Medication: 118

 

Murder: 8, 20, 211, 216, 218, 247

 

Panic Attack: 29, 80, 89 - 90, 202

 

Police Brutality: 2 - 3, 8, 69, 71, 89, 91 - 94, 101, 204, 241

 

Profanity: 7, 12 - 13, 15, - 16, 20, 23, 28, 33 - 34, 36, 41, 61, 64, 66 - 70, 77, 80, 82, 85, 91, 93, 95, 102, 106, 123 - 124, 126 - 127, 133 - 135, 137 - 138, 147 - 150, 164 - 166, 171, 186 - 187, 193 - 195, 297 - 200, 202, 205, 207 - 209, 214 - 215, 217 - 218, 230, 232 - 233, 241 - 242, 244 - 247, 249, 251 - 252

 

Public Execution: 187 - 188, 211 - 213, 217, 227, 247

 

Queerphobia: 5, 32

 

Racism: 102

 

Religious Bigotry: 32

 

Scars: 8, 12, 39, 66, 118

 

Self-inflicted Injury: 9, 38 - 39, 101, 231

 

Sexual Content (minor): 64

 

Smoking: 7 - 8, 14, 77, 79

 

Suicidal Thoughts: 21, 116

 

Suicide: 8

 

Therapy: 250

 

Underage Drinkings: 11

 

Underage Smoking: 14, 77, 79

 

Urine: 211, 245

 

Violence: 2 -3, 8, 20, 69, 89, 91 - 94, 101, 103, 116, 118, 143, 149, 156, 158, 184, 186 - 187, 189 - 190, 195, 211, 213 - 215, 227 - 228, 236 - 237, 241

 

Vomit: 212, 214

 

Weapons: 101, 177, 189

 

Wounds: 102, 109

 

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Themes:

● Found Family                         ● Classism                   ● Exploitation

 

● Societal Inequality                  ● Protests/Revolution   ● Art

 

● Corruption

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Representation:

● MC: Queer Black Female               ● SC: Queer Black Male

 

● SC: Lesbian Black Female               ● mC: Disabled (Wheelchair user) Black Male

 

● Black Queer Relationships

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