In a society where we discuss sex openly, the most embarrassing secret
is to admit that you can't make "it" happen. I'm Coming is a hilarious
and provocative novel about why women fake it.
Ever since her sexual debut, Julie has faked orgasms. One day she
decides she's had enough and locks herself in the bedroom with food,
baby oil, and Mr. Rabbit -- a vibrator with a thirty-day orgasm
guarantee. Lying in bed she reviews her sexual history: boyfriends,
casual lovers, and, not least, the man she married. Meanwhile, her
husband and their three children stomp around outside her bedroom, along
with the sexually well-functioning Ukrainian au pair, all of them
wondering why Julie isn't coming.
I'm Coming is a delectable comedy about society's expectations of
women and women's expectations of themselves. Aarø writes deftly about
sexuality, identity, and the media's portrayal of what constitutes
"normal."