Ringworld
Hugo and Nebula Readership Podcast
English - December 03, 2022 21:22 - 44 minutes - 48.2 MB - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsBooks Arts Fiction Science Fiction geek hugo nebula books fantasy reading sciencefiction sisters Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this Episode of the Hugo and Nebula Readership Podcast, the two sisters tackle Ringworld by Larry Niven. The book won the Nebula in 1970 and the Hugo in 1971. While highly praised by the SF world it was a bit of a struggle bus for us both. Listen in and find out why.
In a skipping mood? Here are some time markers to assist you:
01:15 Book jacket read but we have no book jacket
02:50 History Lesson
06:15 Tackling the Big themes
10:20 Big Science or Plot driven characters - can’t we have both?
18:24 Throwback tropes
20:24 Characters
30:00 Why Alice launches the book across the room
35:40 Other reviews of the book
38:14 The Four Questions