Convent

by Sam Clemens

Something funky is going on at the sub shop.

Cosmo Hendricks has patronized the deli for years, and aside from a reliably delicious buffalo chicken sandwich, his visits have been wholly unremarkable. But lately, the staff has started to treat him strangely; extra long looks, reverent smiles, and finally, deep discounts on food and sizable additions to his orders that Cosmo neither requested nor paid for, all without explanation. If he didn’t know any better, Cosmo Hendricks might think these people believed he was someone special.

The unjustified gifts escalate until Cosmo confronts the sub shop employees, and the explanation is so outlandish, so bizarre, that Cosmo Hendricks considers abandoning his favorite lunch spot forever. But he’s given pause by his best friend Laird, who identifies an opportunity in his pal’s predicament; rather than run from these lunatics’ misconceptions, why not lean into them, and see if they can benefit from this apparent delusion?

And benefit, they do. Cosmo and Laird enter into a strange, thrilling arrangement that continues to intensify until this goofy sub shop mix-up becomes a matter of life and death. As the scheme spirals out of control, the friends are left wondering: is it all really a giant misunderstanding, or is Cosmo Hendricks really who these people say he is?

268 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 11, 2020

Reviews

[Lucijaa]

It was an okay book, slow at beginning but with a unique plot.

Though for a book marketed as comedy, I expected it to be more funny.

[Mark]

I give this 5 stars for effort, because I can tell the writer is really trying hard to become a good writer; and I give it 1 star for plot, because the plot is completely predicable; and I give it 2 stars for humor, because there was not much at all. Making fun of cults is kind of fun, and that's what the book is about. I would have called it Monastery, not Convent. A Convent is for women, exclusively. I got this book for free on Amazon, so my only investment was my time in reading it. I look forward to seeing this writer improve, because I think the talent is there.

[David G Donaldson]

Almost believable. Not laugh out loud but amusing.

[Lee Knapp]

a slow read

An tale that takes a very long time to develop. The characters are shallow and totally unbelievable. Given reading choices, skip this one.

[Solaris]

Kind of random but was a chill read. It isn't funny though, so I'm not sure why it's tagged as comedy.

[larry]

Quirky, creative and a fun read. He is writing modern novels that others are not.