Rock 'N' Roll Babes From Outer Space (1996) - Plot & Excerpts
I was looking for something escapist in the sci-fi realm with a quirky twist, like quarks, but this is pathetic. First of all the plot is over simplistic and lacks imagination, maybe written for a junior highschool adolescent, ie. over hormonal, reader.. even the jokes and premises are pretty cliché and not able to keep my interest. The only real wisdom I was able to glean from trying to read this trashy attempt at a sci-fi sex romp was this, "ayles" (alien) women have multiple vaginas as opposed to multiple orgasms. Although the story hints at alien abduction, I fear that may be a reflection on the author's (in)experience, and it is my hope that she has had more than one actual sexual experience on earth or any other planet. The brightest Doodoodoodoo being, "On the news, the government announced new laws making it illegal to laugh at the foreign minister or any other members of Cabinet, no matter how risible they became." Knowing this about Australia is indispensable to understanding world politics as they exist today. Then there's this take on God, the ole arshole Jahweh hisself, who thinks he's "the only one", an old joke I remember from "Eve and the Fire Horse" which was a charming and sensitive independent movie contrasting Buddhist and Christian beliefs. On a scale of 1-10, I give this a minus (-) 3... something maybe Beavis and Butthead may have come up with on an off day. Anything more to say would be a waste of words. I special ordered it and blew $30 on some promise of "erotic fantasy". It's not even Gay.
Fantastic! I might be bias because I'm an Aussie who has hung around the places mentioned in the book and I loved the 90's but this book had me hooked by the first few pages.By page three I had already laughed at some of it and by page six I had decided that I would have to read the rest of Jaivin's book after this one.It's such a fun, fast paced novel that really packs a punch. The use of slang and innuendo's are hilarious and make for an even more entertaining read. It has a lot of sex, drugs and music and I think that's what so great about it, because even though it has aliens it represents the 90's subculture so well. Plus the Aussie slang makes it really refreshing, well for an Aussie, to read. I don't know how it would go over with someone outside of Australia though. You might want to get your hands on a slang dictionary just in case but I highly recommend it, given Jaivin's creative and amusing imagination.
What do You think about Rock 'N' Roll Babes From Outer Space (1996)?
One of my all time favorite books. A good friend recommended it to me in the late 90's, feeling it would inspire me as a songwriter and musician. Boy, was she right! Linda Jaivin's playful, spunky and sexy tone is a joy to be with and this book is well, just downright FUN. And it did inspire new songs! One in particular from the perspective of one of Rock 'N' Roll Babes' main characters that's perhaps too strange to commercially release but is nevertheless one of my favorite recordings sitting in the dark on my hard drive. Maybe it's time will come! My thanks to Linda and this book for the inspiration!
—Fiona Kernaghan
