Dan Keck reviewed Roadside Picnic by Борис Стругацкий
Roadside Picnic is set in the aftermath of an extraterrestrial event called the Visitation that …
Review of 'Roadside Picnic' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Riveting story, great worldbuilding, and a sympathetic protagonist. Written in the 1970s, and you can tell by the technology and social customs. Make sure to read the afterword about the fight against the Russian morality censors to get the story published.