mirandakristene 's review for:

Ringworld by Larry Niven

4.0

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Even though this book is 54 years old and the writing style is a bit outdated (I will never use the word 'presently' again, mark my words), I did really enjoy this book. It reminds me of Andy Weir's 'Project Hail Mary', in a way. Four beings- two humans, a giant warrior-race orange cat that walks on two legs, and a three-legged, two-headed, hyper-intelligent, flight reflex goat, must work together on their journey to a mysterious ring structure that surrounds a star. Predictably, things go awry. I tend to get lost a bit when books spend a lot of time explaining the science behind certain aspects of the story, but I wasn't too bothered by the jargon in Ringworld. Yes, there was a lot of it, but I don't think I lost out on much of the story. It's pretty amazing that, even though this book won a Hugo award and some time has passed since its release, the closest thing to the story that I'm familiar with since its publication is Halo. I've moved on to the sequel!