Ringworld
Ringworld by Larry Nivenby Larry Niven
Shares rank 108 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Fans of the Ringworld series call it fantastic, though a few note its portrayal of women and furry content.
Fans of the Ringworld series call it fantastic, though a few note its portrayal of women and furry content.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Series praised as fantastic
“I love the ring world series until all the furry porn.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Paris had a moving sidewalk in 1900, and a Thomas Edison film captured it (2020)” “Haha yes, these are all fantastic.”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Sins of the Children (Adrian Tchaikovsky)” Good cover art
“Some of the ringworld covers were quite good.”
Comment from 10 Mar 2026 in “Rendezvous with Rama”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Women portrayed poorly on re-read
“the was Teela Brown is talked about/portrayed (really women in general in the book) is pretty gross on a re-read”
Comment from 21 Jun 2026 in “Unauthorized alert sent to cell phones across Brazil” Furry content in the series
“I love the ring world series until all the furry porn.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Paris had a moving sidewalk in 1900, and a Thomas Edison film captured it (2020)”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Ringworldby Larry NivenThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the was Teela Brown is talked about/portrayed (really women in general in the book) is pretty gross on a re-read”
“Some of the ringworld covers were quite good.”
“Haha yes, these are all fantastic.”
“I love the ring world series until all the furry porn.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.