Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Only on the Weekends by Dean Atta

10 reviews

carrot2025's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The book was okay. A nice and decently quick read but I wasn't a huge of the writing. The ending felt almost rushed or like it wasn't majorly thought out. It just sorta ended with no real closer on the characters. I suppose that could be seen as the point as Mack doesn't get total closer with K and the fam but it just felt like there should be like an extra chapter to explain what Mack is doing in order to grow. Instead we just get Mack writing a letter about how he's grown off page. And I also didn't really like Mack and K relationship. I feel like there should've been more time dedicated to that. All we really get is K shoving Mack away. He doesn't try to involve Mack in his life and then complains about Mack emotional cheating when K barely acts like they're dating. I understand K is meant to be closed off and closeted but it really felt like K never had any interest. We never see even a hint of him actually feeling like he genuinely loved Mack. I really like the idea of the story but it just feels like a bunch of different ideas loosely tied together.

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, Cancer, Death of parent, and Death

There's nothing in the story I would say is super bad or triggering.

The only thing I can really think of is when Mack is racial profiled at the restaurant but even that is basically like two pages.

Everything is basically like small references to real world problems but nothing is super deep or that causes major (or even really minor) problems within the story.

berodatheelf's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Death of parent, Alcohol, Drug use, Racism, Fatphobia, Blood, and Cancer

abi2xoxo's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

This book was enjoyable. I haven't read any of Dean Atta's books before so I went in with new eyes! This book didn't disappoint. I love how the book was written and it is so obviously different from any other style of story telling! I love the poems that aren't included in the normal stories and I love the drawings! The characters are so beautiful and I fell in love with all of them! Fin's accent made it very difficult to read sometimes but it is fine haha! Got used to it! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexism, Racism, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Police brutality

alyxinthestars's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, and Homophobia

Minor: Cancer and Transphobia

deadgirlwalking23's review

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, and Cancer

Minor: Death, Transphobia, and Sexual content

luananki's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i don’t know how to rate only on the weekends. i enjoyed most of the story but it hurt and made me angry in so many ways to see mack causing so much pain. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism, Cancer, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Transphobia, Death, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

leonormsousa's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Infidelity, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Racism, and Terminal illness

utopiastateofmind's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) 

Only on the Weekends is a story where I just allowed myself to be swept away. So many times I wasn't sure where it was going, but Atta always lead us in the right direction. It's one of those books where the messiness of life, mistakes, and love are on display. For Mack, he has these expectations of what love will be like. What it will feel like for his crush to notice him. That when it happens, things don't feel real or like he expected. And that's the thing with expectations. They never happen like what we suspect.

In this world, for a black gay teen it is dangerous for them to exist. To have the racism of people following their movements in stores, or the homophobia which haunts their decisions. And everyone is at different stages of their own journey. Of life altering decisions we make and things about us we didn't want to see. We can think we are being honest, and we can be trying to, but when we hide things also from ourselves, transparency becomes clouded.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Homophobia

nikexistiertnik's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Grief, Racism, Drug use, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Minor: Transphobia, Terminal illness, Sexual content, and Death

antonique_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Homophobia