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Re:Ask HN: Which books you have read till now that were wort... by pjc50 on Thursday September 22, 2022 @04:33AM (#32936228)
I'd not heard of The Invincible, but Solaris had a transformative effect on me and you've convinced me to read the first two items on your list. Didn't Roadside Picnic become Tarkovsky's Stalker?
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Re:Ask HN: Which books you have read till now that were wort... by maest on Thursday September 22, 2022 @05:00AM (#32936413)
> Didn't Roadside Picnic become Tarkovsky's Stalker?

Indeed, it did -- it also spawned the "S.T.A.L.K.E.R." game series, which really nails down the derelict industrial soviet aesthetic.

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