A review by sebniv
Ringworld by Larry Niven

adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A Sci Fi novel with a nice, amazing even, premise that gets dragged down by it's sexist and bland despictions of its female characters. 
One who has 0 personality traits outside of being lucky and naïve, she is just an ex machina to move the plot along when necessary with her poorly explained (eugenic like explanation) power of just being lucky. She is treated as a tool, not a character.
The other female character is literally just the most sexualised character you can imagine, life long prostitute for zero reason, ability to control men through sex, and only gets brought along in the end so the main guy can have sex with her, just like woman number one.

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