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Cover of The King is Dead by Benjamin Dean
The King is Dead
Benjamin Dean

 

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Trigger/Content Warnings:

Abandonment: 271

 

Alcohol: 53, 56 - 57, 61, 67

 

Alcoholism/Alcohol Abuse: 204

 

Attempted Murder: 335

 

Blackmail: 313, 351 - 352

 

Bullying: 254

 

Classism: 28

 

Colonisaton: 134

 

Death of Parent: 3 - 4, 8, 10, 12 - 13, 29, 33, 44, 64, 129, 131 - 132, 144, 150, 172, 196, 208, 227, 235, 272, 305, 341, 349

 

Death of Child (implied): 124

 

Drugs: 63

 

Grief: 5, 25, 32 - 33, 36, 43, 45, 55, 70, 90. 94, 129 - 130, 132, 136, 209, 227, 269

 

Gun Violence: 31, 188 - 189, 195, 240

 

Homophobia: 6, 21, 51, 167

 

Injury/Blood: 67

 

Infidelity: 236 - 237, 243, 312, 341

 

Kidnapping: 329, 351

 

Mention of Death: 3, 13, 23, 26, 29, 31, 90, 92, 96, 147

 

Mention of Dead Body: 4, 218, 305

 

Mention of Terminal Illness: 4, 6, 46

 

Murder: 31, 240, 301, 304

 

Nazism: 162

 

Outing: 146 - 149

 

Panic Attack: 214

 

Profanity: 27, 40, 53, 55 - 56, 81, 85, 138, 143, 167, 204, 251, 255, 274, 325, 353

 

Racism: 6, 10, 13, 20, 27, 31 - 32, 41, 51, 55, 62, 81, 89, 127, 163, 167, 193, 204 - 205, 241, 270

 

Stalking: 257

 

Sexism (including misogynoir): 27

 

Sexual Content (minor): 9, 57, 256, 214

 

Underage Drinking: 65, 204

 

Vomit: 17, 21

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Themes:

● Death of Parent            ● Homophobia            ● Racism

 

● Racism in Media            ● Secrets                    ● Royalty

 

● Grief

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Representation:

● MC: Gay Biracial Black British Male               ● SC: Gay Black British Male

 

● SC: Gay Black British Male                            ● SC: Black British Female

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