Ringworld

I suppose that for the reader to truly appreciate Ringworld they would have to mentally backtrack fifty years. This book won both the Hugo and Nebula award in 1970/71 for best novel, but the sci-fi landscape was much different then than it's today, and I believe that, at that time, Niven's world/story building was brilliant and fresh, but it's bland and not that interesting for modern readers, or at least for me.

The ringworld, in general, is a really cool idea, and I've been playing Halo games for years, which are based on this book. I was expecting an awesome experience but all I've got is a mildly interesting story, poorly written characters, and weird science.