A review by zee
Ringworld by Larry Niven

adventurous slow-paced

3.5

Ringworld is rich in world building (both the Ringworld itself and the Puppeteer planet) and classic sci-fi alien species. It is, unfortunately, also rich in misogyny. There are 2 female-presenting characters, and one is used as a ditzy childish good luck charm (though her character arc at the end is neat!), and the other's purpose was to be her spaceship's whore (and therefore is powerful because sex and men). 

For classic sci-fi written over 50 years ago, if you can manage to temper the misogyny, it is fun. The premise is interesting, the science is hard, and the concepts fairly unique. The central characters and dialogue are flat. Certainly not the most sexist of classic sci-fi, but there's also great books with significantly less. 
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