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Ringworld
Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
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What Members Thought

Allison Alexander
Jul 09, 2009 rated it it was ok
Larry Niven's 'Ringworld' is THE worst hard sci-fi 'classic' that I have ever read. Sexist and corny, this book reads exactly like what a socially deprived science nerd would write. Some brilliant ideas, but jeez! Maybe the sequels are better... ...more
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Jennifer
Dec 10, 2014 rated it it was ok
Great concept, crappy characters that I really didn't like :/ Started off interesting, and then just got bogged down by a lot of poorly written science. ...more
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Heather
Apr 25, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: hugo, nebula
Joey
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