Roadside Picnic by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky

Roadside Picnic

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky with Theodore Sturgeon (Contributor), Antonina W. Bouis (Translator)

fiction classics science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced

145 pages | first published 1972

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Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those young rebels who are compelled, in spite of extreme danger, to venture illegally into the Zone to collect the mysterious artifacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the ...
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Summary of 2620 reviews

Moods

dark 73%
mysterious 62%
adventurous 54%
tense 43%
reflective 37%
challenging 28%
sad 18%
emotional 11%
funny 3%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 27%
fast 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 46% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 17% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 34% | No: 33% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 47% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%

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3.92

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