Reviews and Comments

Борис Стругацкий, Борис Натанович Стругацкий, Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky: Roadside Picnic (1977, Macmillan)

Roadside Picnic is set in the aftermath of an extraterrestrial event called the Visitation that …

Very interesting and intriguing

I enjoyed this a lot. It's surprising the level of world building that's achieved here given the length. The chapters are long and few, and each one gives you something different to take away about the Zone, how it affects regular people, and how some have learned to take advantage of it.

Edward Morgan Forster: The Machine Stops (EBook, AliceAndBooks)

The Machine Stops is a short science fiction novel written by E. M. Forster and …

Read this based on a recommendation, and it's slightly frightening how ahead of its time it is. It's a really interesting read, especially considering its short length.