A review by lomeraniel
Roadside Picnic by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

A friend recommended this book to me, so I had high expectations. Sadly, this book was a miss for me. First, I don't know if it's a translation issue, but the writing felt really clunky, and the dialogues were stilted and artificial. It also reads terribly misogynistic; the only female characters are the main character's wife and prostitutes. The characters were flat, with weird behaviors, and no one was likable. I found the main character especially despicable. Sadly, nothing interesting happens in the book; there are no aliens, first contact, or anything else apart from some made-up words for extraterrestrial artifacts that weren't even described.
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