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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Odd story - not that interesting. Some of science elements are well detailed, but story itself is lacking.
Read this in the distant past. Admit to not remembering a lot of the details. I do remember the overall feeling after I completed it though : Mind Blown. Hope to reread this one soon for a new, more complete review
Did a great job of making me want to find out what happened next without the "and then I..." narration of some books I've read.
Felt like the story transitioned oddly at times making it confusing for me to know who was talking or that time had passed and it was a new situation.
Yeah, this is added to the list of reasons I don’t read “classics” in any genre. I only finished this because I bought it.
I am always hesitant to pickup new sci-fi and fantasy. Most authors spend so much time creating worlds that they end up getting lost in them and end up writing really long books [or series] that they have trouble ending. So, I was then pleasantly surprised at how short [b:Ringworld|16117117|Ringworld (Ringworld Series, #1)|Larry Niven|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1351531956s/16117117.jpg|924711] was and how concise [a:Larry Niven|12534|Larry Niven|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1182720933p2/12534.jpg] was in writing [b:Ringworld|16117117|Ringworld (Ringworld Series, #1)|Larry Niven|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1351531956s/16117117.jpg|924711].
The story was immediately compelling and the world was futuristic. The world was described well enough to get the point across without treating the reader as such an outsider that it was over-explained [or doing the opposite that some books do of not describing it at all and letting the reader figure it out on their own later on]. The plot was immediate and compelling even though it was quite a while before the main characters ended up at the Ringworld and even longer before theylanded on the planet. It then becomes a story about survival in addition to the mystery of this unique planet. Personally, I enjoyed the science in the science fiction much of it was realistic and the sections that are not were at least believable.
On odd thing that I noticed about it was that I had to pay attention a little more than other books and that focus led me to not pick it up a frequently as my enjoyment level should have dictated. None-the-less, it is very easy to understand why it won both the Hugo and Nebula awards. I don't know that I am invested in the world enough to read the sequels, but I could see myself re-reading it because it was very good.
The story was immediately compelling and the world was futuristic. The world was described well enough to get the point across without treating the reader as such an outsider that it was over-explained [or doing the opposite that some books do of not describing it at all and letting the reader figure it out on their own later on]. The plot was immediate and compelling even though it was quite a while before the main characters ended up at the Ringworld and even longer before they
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crashOn odd thing that I noticed about it was that I had to pay attention a little more than other books and that focus led me to not pick it up a frequently as my enjoyment level should have dictated. None-the-less, it is very easy to understand why it won both the Hugo and Nebula awards. I don't know that I am invested in the world enough to read the sequels, but I could see myself re-reading it because it was very good.
A really great edition of Ringworld. This reminded me why I liked the original story so much. I could have done without the Manga-stye drawings, but since there are a lot of aliens, it doesn't matter too much. Looking forward to volume 2.
Another one pulled from my small library of books that I originally read many years ago.... printing date on the info page: March 1981.
Yes, this was given both the Nebula and Hugo Awards but almost 40 years from when I first read it... 50 years from its original publication date (1970)...I find that for me there is no longer an impressive feeling... that 'wow' factor...that I remember from the couple of other times that I read this in my college years and the following decade.
Regarding "boosterspice"... would this be similar to "the spice" or melange from the "Dune" novels? Both are are used to extend lifespans.
On a positive note, if memory serves me true, this book was my first introduction to information about Dyson spheres... in Ringworld developed as a ring or ribbon around its primary star.
Yes, this was given both the Nebula and Hugo Awards but almost 40 years from when I first read it... 50 years from its original publication date (1970)...I find that for me there is no longer an impressive feeling... that 'wow' factor...that I remember from the couple of other times that I read this in my college years and the following decade.
Regarding "boosterspice"... would this be similar to "the spice" or melange from the "Dune" novels? Both are are used to extend lifespans.
On a positive note, if memory serves me true, this book was my first introduction to information about Dyson spheres... in Ringworld developed as a ring or ribbon around its primary star.
A seemingly mismatched crew must go and explore a gigantic alien superstructure dubbed the Rngworld. I enjoyed this book, even though it was hockey in parts.