Ringworld

This book has been praised and given awards as a classic in science fiction writing. I had heard a lot about it and because of that I wanted to give it a try.

The basic premise is that 2 aliens, Nessus who is called a puppeteer, Talks with animals who is a member of a warrior species and 2 humans. 1 man and 1 woman embark on a voyage to investigate a mysterious ring world around a star. Crashing on the surface they embark on a exploration to try to not only survive but find a way to repair their ship and return back home.

First off I love the premise, I think its a really good idea and that has a lot of potential. Having people from 3 very different cultures work together to survive, often at odds with on another is in itself a great foundation for any story.

However I feel that I am being generous with a 3 star rating mainly because I did not think it was terrible story but it was not that great, I found the characters to be a bit flat and did not care all that much for them. It really was a plot driven story not not much for characters or character development.

The one female character Teela only purpose was for sex and good luck. The idea of luck being bred for in the human race was not only ridiculous but non sensical in a story that is supposed to be a serious scifi story and just did not do it for me.

overall I enjoyed the concept, the general plot was good but the story execution was not, so generous 3/5 stars for me

I am going to read the other books because I have them and hopefully it gets better