markm reviewed Roadside Picnic by Аркадий Натанович Стругацкий (Penguin Science Fiction)
A troubled man leads a writer and a scientist into "The Zone", a mysterious area …
Review of 'Roadside Picnic' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Dark and gritty Soviet science fiction. It has a video game-like quality. The characters and their nicknames are well-conceived. The overall crushing cynicism has a Russian feel to it.