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jessischmit 's review for:
Roadside Picnic
by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky
Read this after seeing "Stalker" the film inspired by it, for the first time. They vary in a lot of ways, the setting and main character being the parts that connect.
I listened to the audiobook and it was a fast read, but did have some slow points. I liked that the focus was on the seedy, gritty characters and the black market culture spurred off the zone. I also really liked the characters discussions on humanity when discussing the titular "roadside picnic" way that the extraterrestrial contact happened; Earth just being a stop over and the aliens not caring about humans. It brought about the philosophical questions and pensive feeling of the film. I did really like the ending despite it coming about abruptly like some others have noted.
I listened to the audiobook and it was a fast read, but did have some slow points. I liked that the focus was on the seedy, gritty characters and the black market culture spurred off the zone. I also really liked the characters discussions on humanity when discussing the titular "roadside picnic" way that the extraterrestrial contact happened; Earth just being a stop over and the aliens not caring about humans. It brought about the philosophical questions and pensive feeling of the film. I did really like the ending despite it coming about abruptly like some others have noted.