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

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