O Ódio que Semeias

Angie Thomas — 2018

Starr tem 16 anos e move-se entre dois mundos: o seu bairro periférico e problemático, habitado por negros como ela, e a escola que frequenta numa elegante zona residencial de brancos. O frágil equilíbrio entre estas duas realidades é quebrado quando Starr se torna a única testemunha do disparo fatal de um polícia contra Khalil, o seu melhor amigo. A partir daí, pairam sobre Starr ameaças de morte: tudo o que ela disser acerca do crime que presenciou pode ser usado a seu favor por uns, mas sobretudo como arma por outros. O Ódio que Semeias é um poderoso romance juvenil, inspirado pelo movimento Black Lives Matter e pela luta contra a discriminação e a violência. O livro está a ser adaptado ao cinema e conta com Amandla Stenberg no papel principal.

Reviews

Tania Joana da Silva Monteiro@tajosima

Sep 5, 2021

A must read. Besides dealing with racism in a very honest and respectful way, showing many of the ways racism exists in this world, it has also an amazing cast of characters, with brilliant dialogues and a balance between the serious topics and the jokes that is sooo good. It was beautiful to see the family relationship from start to finish. And all the things Starr had to deal with while still being a teenager, all the range of emotions so perfectly portraited. Can you tell I love this book? I picked it up because of what is happening rn (and has been happening for a long time) and I put it down with lessons for life.

Inês Serra@ines_aordemdoslivros

Aug 26, 2021

This book talks about a young black girl, Starr, that witnesses an event that will shake her world. The book talks a lot about racism and it gets us thinking and reflecting on how present in the world this subject still is. It took me some time to read this at the beginning and I actually paused it. But in light of recent events, I picked it up again and finished it being touched by the whole story. I really liked this book, especially because it's so moving and powerful, raw and real! I loved that it shows that we should use our voice because even if it doesn't seem like it, it's a lot of voices together that change the world.