Roadside Picnic
by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
Taste attributes: science fictionadventuremonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossysolving the riddle/not as it seemsself destruction/implosionhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel that is inventive and morally murky. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
Comment by Hari Kunru in The Guardian: > Soviet-era Russian science fiction deserves a wider audience in English. The Strugatsky brothers collaborated on numerous novels and stories, the best known of which is this, partly because it was filmed by Andrei Tarkovsky as Stalker, in 1977. The novel takes place 10 years after a mysterious alien visitation, which seems to have no rational explanation.
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- Author
- Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
- Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 170
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