Beatriz y los cuerpos celestes

• I loved having my first encounter with Lucía's prose through this book. I understand why it marked a milestone in the 90s because for its time it was very transgressive and bold. It tackles topics that were once taboo, like a lesbian protagonist, love beyond gender, and drugs. It is wonderfully set and contextualized, deeply attuned to the Generation X teenage era.

• Separate the artist from the work? I didn't write anything at the time, but I have to admit... it is very good. It has some Super Pop moments; sometimes nothing happens and it might seem slow, but it's a very confessional and neurotic coming-of-age story set over a summer in Madrid, as well as in other cities.

• I remember the time I read this book as happy and full of promise. With that strange feeling that something good was about to happen... The story is about teenagers, and reading it when I was one, I enjoyed it, got emotional, felt thrilled, and felt every sensation of Beatriz on my skin during that escape.

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