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

dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I don’t really know how to rate this because it seems like it was a very influential book, but in a niche of SF that I don’t normally consume, so I don’t have the context to appreciate its contributions. Plus it’s extremely a product of its time in both its genre trappings and the way it portrays its female characters. I didn’t enjoy it but I don’t want to assign a rating to it just because it wasn’t to my taste.
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