What did you read this year?
Shortest Book
367
pages
Longest Book
632
pages
Average book length in
2023
499
pages
Most Shelved
24,388
people
also shelved
Least Shelved
3,141
people
also shelved
Peter’s
average rating for
2023
4.5
4.5
Highest Rated on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ
4.53
average
Peter’s first review of the year
really liked it
I was eleven years old and a world away when the Pistols broke the mould. It always fascinated me though and England’s Dreaming, long considered the last word on the subject, manages to capture the snarling fury of the time while all the while the band threatens to derail at any given turn. In the Sex Pistols we got the ultimate outsiders set to self-destruct and punk the way it was always meant to be. No future indeed, but holy crap, what a ride
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Peter’s last review of the year
it was amazing
As great as the 4AD label is, Lush always held a bit of a special place in it for me as they were front and centre just as I was tuning in. Like most of their labelmates, they always seemed that little bit otherworldly and yet tantalisingly relatable. It is an added treat all these years later then, to find Fingers Crossed, lead singer Mike Berenyi's very candid memoir on her years spent in the great music maelstrom of the late eighties and into
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What did you read this year?
