For lovers of crusty paper backs, here’s the Strugatsky brothers’ famous sci-fi novel. The text which Tarkovsky adapted into Stalker, and subsequently informed quite a bit of modern sci-fi since (not least the videogame series). I’d say it’s well worth a read and feels quite different to the film adaptation. It’s been a few years since I read this one so I need to revisit it soon :)
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The film is kind of unbearable but I wouldn’t say it’s dry. It felt full of emotion when I watched it - but it’s pretty obtuse overall, like most of Tarkovsky’s films.
It’s definitely a classic Russian film. And as such I really lost interest lol. But really I wanted something more Chernobyl-y and weird.
Haha I know what you mean! It’s so so so so slow lol and not a great deal happens. It’s about as art house as you can get; but I really like it - though maybe more in theory than actually watching the film.
Also p.s. the book’s really different in tone and quite a bit weirder than the film. I’d recommend you read it if you’re into weird sci-fi/post nuclear disaster fiction
Yeah I did hear that! Maybe I’ll snag it on my Kindle and fuck up my entire reading list all over again 😂