Niven was also a good enough author to make what could most generously be described as an outrageous disaster in terms of story-writing (Ringworld) into a good enough story to be referenced and ripped-off by other greats of Sci-if.
I was absolutely ass-blasted bow bad ringwormworld was, Gary sues as far as the eye can see.
I wouldn’t necessarily call any of the characters Gary Stues (even the character who is literally one as a plot point). The problem with Ringworld is, once they’re on the titular ring world, it becomes a race to get to all of the final plot twists Niven had thought up. Everything ends up a bit shallow.
does fatty actually make money off his books
I think he got an advance for his three book deal with Tor, enough to pay for the agent that got the deal for him. At some point he may even get royalty checks from sales of his book (pittance though they may end up). But he absolutely has not earned enough to support himself, much less himself and his second, more fumigated wife, long-term from his writings.
>An idiot sowing SALT into his lawn, lecturing me on terraforming
It was in all the news recently over that merger that basically no authors make money on books. They only make money in the advance and like something like 20% of books never sell more than 12 copies.
I loved that book and had it stolen by almost everyone I loaned a copy to. I think I bought that book like seven times. Niven was great at science and exposition (and making even his ass-pulls seem logical), very good at plotting, pretty weak at characterization, and a meh prose stylist. That said, what he was good at, he was very good at.
It's usually a huge windfall if they get it optioned for a film because Hollywood routinely throws around amounts of money on purely speculative shit that is an order of magnitude of what even an established but not bestseller level series writer gets. That's why that's one of the rights you always insist on keeping, or at least get a good deal on it if they do.
The very hungry caterpillar at least serves a function because what else are you going to buy as a first book when you have a child?
That's because it's a good book. I gave my original copy to my kids. Still in good condition after decades and the story still holds up. Closest book I think of that matches it in terms of modern books is probably where the Wild Things Are, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Love You Forever. Over 30 (40 for some) years and I can still remember them. I can't even tell you what Patrick's books are about and they're talked about constantly here. I just remember the stupid name he gave a character because "lulz current day politics!"
What do you mean you don't remember the amazing protagonist that was first name last name
Neal Stephenson, a true master scifi author, can get away with calling a main character something silly like "Hiro Protagonist". Fatrick can't.
This is something a literal mongoloid retard would find funny.
Kengle vs Patrick would be interesting. They can argue about which is better. Boiling their meat or burning it.
You didn't mention that he's also a faggot and has a pair of monstrous bitch tits. You just keep forgetting things, child...
I feel the same way, I'm strangely dissapointed and saddened, reading that its been cancelled made me realize I was looking forward to it, seeing Pat bloviate and pull stuff about terraforming out of his ass and then "No child" the audience when people poke holes in his ideas would have been fun.
