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Roadside Picnic

By: Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Olena Bormashenko - translator
Narrated by: Robert Forster
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Summary

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 place and the thriving black market in the alien products. But when he and his friend Kirill go into the Zone together to pick up a "full empty", something goes wrong. And the news he gets from his girlfriend upon his return makes it inevitable that he'll keep going back to the Zone, again and again, until he finds the answer to all his problems.

©1972 Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (P)2012 Random House
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one of the best sci-fi books I've ever experienced, masterfully performed by Robert Forster.

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I'm biased and I don't care

Best book ever written and the narrator makes a great Red schuhart. its a shame i haven't managed to find something similar to fill the hole it left after it was finished

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An excellent novel read by the late, great, Robert Forster. Truly engaging and well worth checking out.

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Very engrossing from start to finish but I did think it ended quite quickly but still a great story

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I can honestly say that I was taken by every word!

Boldly and succinctly transported into another world without unnecessary filling in of back story, and beautifuly read too.

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Long audiobook

It's difficult to follow the story when it's so long. I would appreciate a shorter dramatization.

The story itself deserves all stars. It is not a bad story at all, however for what I use it for it's too long and difficult to follow.

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a must read. brilliantly read with such an engaging story, I could not stop listening

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Every Other Narrator, Take Note

Gripping story that gets you thinking about big ideas, read superbly. A must listen.

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the big block was well overrated and who calls a computer hal anyway and to much drinking

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Read the physical book first and bought this again

it's so good ir's worth buying twice. The performance is incredible and amazing. It breathes such life to the characters.

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