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*Before Vengeful was released, Schwab said on Twitter that Vengeful would make Victor canonically asexual.<ref>https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/1011442990148136960?lang=en</ref> The overall reaction from the community was mixed. <ref>https://www.theillustratedpage.net/2018/11/27/review-of-vengeful-by-v-e-schwab/#:~:text=Before%20Vengeful%20was%20released%2C%20Schwab,from%20the%20community%20was%20mixed.</ref> It should be noted that the passage quoted in the book in support of this only describes how Victor is not interested in sex, ''not'' that he doesn't feel sexual attraction, and the word "asexual" is never used. Interest in sex and sexual attraction are not synonymous, so this may be considered insufficient information to determine whether or not Victor is canonically asexual. The author has since stated several times on Twitter that he is in fact asexual. <ref>https://twitter.com/throneofpages/status/1111673505815371777?s=20</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/1004008545141043201?s=20</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/888157621554958337</ref> However, stating a character's identity outside of the book itself does not count as representation.
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*Before Vengeful was released, Schwab said on Twitter that Vengeful would make Victor canonically asexual.<ref>https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/1011442990148136960?lang=en</ref> The overall reaction from the community was mixed. <ref>https://www.theillustratedpage.net/2018/11/27/review-of-vengeful-by-v-e-schwab/#:~:text=Before%20Vengeful%20was%20released%2C%20Schwab,from%20the%20community%20was%20mixed.</ref> It should be noted that the passage quoted in the book in support of this only describes how Victor is not interested in sex, ''not'' that he doesn't feel sexual attraction, and the word "asexual" is never used. Interest in sex and sexual attraction are not synonymous, so this may be considered insufficient information to determine whether or not Victor is canonically asexual. The author has since stated several times on Twitter that he is in fact asexual. <ref>https://twitter.com/throneofpages/status/1111673505815371777?s=20</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/1004008545141043201?s=20</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/888157621554958337</ref> However, "coded" identities, including stating a character's identity outside of the book itself, does not count as representation.
  
 
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Vengeful
Cover of Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
Author(s) V.E. Schwab
Published September 25, 2018
Publisher Tor Books
Genre(s) Science Fiction
Fantasy
Age group Adult


Vengeful by V.E. Schwab is an adult science-fiction fantasy novel, originally published on September 25, 2018. It is the second book in the Villains series.

Trigger Warnings

  • Alcohol consumption
  • Animal death
  • Blood (graphic)
  • Cheating
  • Domestic abuse
  • Death
  • Drug abuse
  • Gun violence
  • Rape (attempted)
  • Panic attacks
  • Self-harm
  • Sex (graphic)
  • Suicide
  • Violence

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

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Controversies

  • Before Vengeful was released, Schwab said on Twitter that Vengeful would make Victor canonically asexual.[1] The overall reaction from the community was mixed. [2] It should be noted that the passage quoted in the book in support of this only describes how Victor is not interested in sex, not that he doesn't feel sexual attraction, and the word "asexual" is never used. Interest in sex and sexual attraction are not synonymous, so this may be considered insufficient information to determine whether or not Victor is canonically asexual. The author has since stated several times on Twitter that he is in fact asexual. [3][4][5] However, "coded" identities, including stating a character's identity outside of the book itself, does not count as representation.

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/1011442990148136960?lang=en
  2. ↑ https://www.theillustratedpage.net/2018/11/27/review-of-vengeful-by-v-e-schwab/#:~:text=Before%20Vengeful%20was%20released%2C%20Schwab,from%20the%20community%20was%20mixed.
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/throneofpages/status/1111673505815371777?s=20
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/1004008545141043201?s=20
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/888157621554958337
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