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

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Zone is everything I want from the unknowable. Also never loses sight of, or condemns, the little people, where many books would let themselves get seduced by the decision-makers.
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