tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740479213866970532.post4558318605821852279..comments2023-05-21T03:42:54.239-07:00Comments on Gripping Books: RingworldMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367342277757437200noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740479213866970532.post-16238727401434757952010-01-31T18:43:29.441-08:002010-01-31T18:43:29.441-08:00I like to think that I can put myself back in that...I like to think that I can put myself back in that era to judge stories but the reality is that it is mostly my imagination and assumptions based on what little I've read. The reality is that I am in the same boat as you, I don't have enough exposure to really be anything but a person with an opinion.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740479213866970532.post-31428822530536953812010-01-29T00:33:13.805-08:002010-01-29T00:33:13.805-08:00Well, we can compete on who will get to it first t...Well, we can compete on who will get to it first then :)<br /><br />I guess I can see why it got all the awards, but I often find it hard to judge the work based on the time period it was written. Need more exposure to science fiction of that era.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13367342277757437200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740479213866970532.post-6428280003861935382010-01-28T19:34:48.002-08:002010-01-28T19:34:48.002-08:00I'm glad you enjoyed it enough to keep going w...I'm glad you enjoyed it enough to keep going with it. I looked back and my review and if I had rated it on a 10 point scale like yours I would have given in an 8.5. I liked it quite a bit more than you did. Some of the scientific explanation bogs down a bit but I found it plausible enough to keep the pages turning. The ringworld was a pretty novel concept for the time so it doesn't surprise me at all that it won the awards that it did. I too want to read the next book at some point, but like everyone else I have a pile to get to. It is sitting close by, in my bedside drawer for someday.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.com