Roadside Picnic

I was very confused by this book. I got the gist of it, but I didn't understand the point of the main story line. So, the premise is that aliens visited the earth without us detecting them, and left detritus, akin to the garbage left after a picnic. The main plot follows a young man, Red, who is a "stalker", someone who goes into the Zone where the detritus is left, and collects these artifacts. He then sells it on the black market, and even to the institute founded to study these artifacts. It's all very interesting, but just didn't work for me as a novel.

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