/lit/ - Literature

Has any book been adapted into a wider variety of mediums than Roadside Picnic?

Liked the convo with Pillman and Richard. That was fucking hilarious.

HAPPINESS FOR EVERYBODY, FREE OF CHARGE, AND MAY NO ONE BE LEFT BEHIND!

What are you reading? What are your favorites?

Is there ANYONE more overrated than Jeff VanderMeer? He stole very plainly the entire plot of ''Roadside Picnic" by the Strugatsky brothers and shit out 3 subpar books, also the only books he's even known for.

What is this incoherent babbling all about?

Not necessarily horror but just books with creepy imagery or themes.

I still remember how immersed I was in this book when I got to the part where his undead dad and his monkey daughter start howling at eachother in the middle of the night, I'll never forget the feeling that gave me.

Besides pic related, what other Soviet literature was popular or well-known in America during the Cold War?

Is it just me or is this a bit shit?

Don't know if it's the translation but it reads terribly and the plot is frustratingly vague

What are some old editions of books you have that are now stupid expensive due to scarcity?

I want to get Roadside Picnic.
Which how does the german translation compare to the english?

I speak both languages fluently. Which translation is better?

Thoughts on the ending?

Roadside picnic
Sven Hassel - The legion of the damned
Both books are damn depressing and entertaining at same time and at the end I felt cold.
First Sven Hassel books has pretty much nothing to do with rest of book series, except for some names and characters

I really enjoyed Roadside picnic. Learning about the world and the people in it were very interesting.
Any recommendations for me lit?

Anyone read this book? if so what are your opinions on it, I just bought it today because i was recommended it and know nothing about it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbJeiWYFrio

Post Soviet era Russian lit

>>15733740
Been more than a year since I read pic related and I still get fucked up thinking about it

>>14157742
Haven't played the game or read the book. But is it Roadside Picnic maybe?

>>12545317

Has anyone read it? Is it any good?

Who has read this book?

Is it as good as everything it influenced?

I just saw Stalker, read it was based on this.
Anyone read it? Thoughts?