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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
Ringworld was a fun book. There were plenty of eye-rolling moments, and plenty of moments where I couldn't put it down. Definitely worth the time of any sci-fi fan, particularly due to the description of some of the aliens. It was nice to see something other than "bipedal version of this animal."
That said, it ended rather abruptly and felt a bit rushed, so don't be surprised when the set up takes longer than the climax or resolution. Any enjoyable read all the same!
That said, it ended rather abruptly and felt a bit rushed, so don't be surprised when the set up takes longer than the climax or resolution. Any enjoyable read all the same!
I sounds like a broken record, but I'd give this SciFi classic a 3.5 as well. Pretty good, pretty well-told story. I am not yet sure if I will read any others in this series.
reread this after decades - forgotten the main story. Science of it still quite good, and the developing plot twists / attempts to get the ship back in space are good. Alien characters - puppeteer and kzin good too.
I’ve read this book several times and still enjoy it. It’s a very interesting universe that Larry Niven has created.
Read it in highschool ...perfect example of why space opera and Hollywood get along swimmingly, and why at its most primitive the genre can be so loathsome.
- Pluses: the quirky idea of the world's physical structure, and the 'fun,' familiar genre format: a roving band of optimistic misfits, random sex, fight scenes, that tragic thread of lost empire.
- Downsides: poorly structured, overly focused on its one good idea (a planet ...shaped like a cheerio... stunning!) at the expense of writing style and any reasonable plot, terrible characters (to quote a movie I just saw: "Sure, it’s a hard world for women, but most of the ones I know can string a sentence together"), lots of extremely childish symbolism (a tiger-man alien type? a seductress in a castle? shoot me now), and the total lack of insightful commentary on ...anything.
Fall of Hyperion managed to get in every "must-have" of the subgenre, and still say something interesting.
Potato-chip sci-fi, ideal for the 9-year-old male in your life.
Loved this book! I'd never gotten around to read this classic science-fiction novel until now and I see why this won so all the awards. I listened to the audiobook and the reader really is excellent. This is one of my favorite books right now.
medium-paced
Sure it's an important and significant sci Fi novel but incredibly misogynistic even for a novel of its time.
You know those sci-fi stories where the characters randomly interject sciency explanations of stuff they do everyday. This is a decent one of those.
The voice for the audiobook sounded similar to those heard in classic American cartoons like in old style Spiderman.
The life looks at human experience in a future existence, where the main character Louis Woo lives a life-span greater than for most humans today, and is cut off from his memories of life on Earth.
He travels space and meets with other sentient beings.
The life looks at human experience in a future existence, where the main character Louis Woo lives a life-span greater than for most humans today, and is cut off from his memories of life on Earth.
He travels space and meets with other sentient beings.
I know this is an award-winning science fiction book (Nebula, Hugo, Locus) but I just didn't care for it. From the point of view of "exploring an alien artifact," it pales in comparison to Rendezvous With Rama. The aliens are right out of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, and the driving force behind the plot is about as sophisticated as a TSR Dungeons & Dragons gaming module. If that's your thing, have at it. Otherwise, I can't recommend it. YMMV.