1.14k reviews for:

Ringworld

Larry Niven

3.56 AVERAGE

drelbszoomer's review against another edition

4.0

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Really good 'fun' sci-fi. Not what I'd call philosophical, but still extraordinary.

tyg3rl1ly's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kimlynne's review against another edition

2.0

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I don't get the hype.

ivanvanderpool's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

kevinarth's review against another edition

4.0

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Second time I've read this book. Great plot. Good character development. Science is not really based in reality, but if you can suspend a bit of disbelief, it's a compelling story.

willandbeyond's review against another edition

5.0

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Fantastic. Made it through the whole thing in one sitting, was that good. I wish everyone didn't warn me not to read any of the sequels...

mdash's review against another edition

2.0

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Conceptually strong, but the pervasive sexism and the stunningly underdeveloped female characters really made this one a total groaner by the end.

arnoud's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Sparsely written makes it a hard read, still, rewarding in the sheer fantasy of it all

nickolasaurus's review against another edition

3.0

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This book was pretty good. Some of the concepts were really interesting, but there were definite moments that bored me. This does leave off well enough that I would be interested in checking out the sequels, but I don't have an urgent desire to do so.

marcele's review against another edition

2.0

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The part that involves the adventure to get to and on the Ringworld is okay; the condescending and sexist way the author treats the few female characters on it is just shitty. Also, the writing is confusing and not compelling, so it took me months to finish this book.

Another book I finished just because I'm a damn completist.