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Title: Not Bad - Not Great
Review: Roadside Picnic (1977) by Arkady Strugatsky - 145 pages - rating: 5.5/10The idea of a zone of dangerous and mysterious alien trash carelessly left behind on earth is brilliant. Unfortunately Arkady is not a writer with sufficient skill to capitalize on this theme. He does'nt write in a fashion that is interesting or captivating. He seems more interested in advancing his political views.The political and social commmentary rambles on and on in a way that is tiresome. Does a common theif have more rights than an honest man because he has had a " tough life " ? No , I dont think so.If you are interested in the plight of people subsisting within an oppressive political regime and the alcohol abusers and black market theives it seems to create why not read some non fictional works on the subject. But as far as intriguing and stimulating science fiction is concerned you should read something by Frederick Pohl, Greg Bear or Fred Hoyle.Claus Kellermann - GeoPhysicist[...]
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