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reviewed Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (SF Collector's Edition)

Arkady and Boris Strugatsky: Roadside Picnic (Paperback, 2000, Gollancz)

Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those young rebels who are compelled, in spite …

Decent book, didn't hate it

This one was okay, a lot of descriptions of smoking and drinking, and in a way looking down at the working class people in a way showing them off as crass, chainsmoking alcoholics most of the time, sure I think what was meant is that this is what they are forced to under a capitalistic system which is kind of falling apart from being so close to the Zones. The ending was also a bit abrupt and vague, but okay, and most of the characters were just assholes to each other.