Squat!: A Readable Sitcom Paperback – March 5, 2021

I have to say that this sitcom is a solid 4.5 stars. I loved meeting and getting to know Scott Carter, as well as the friends around him.Set in a large and lovely fitness center in Boston, “Squat” is exceptionally touching, funny and captivating.Bo Bennett finds humor in the everyday moments that make up reader’s lives and I personally think this is an amazing gift.The characters were so believable and approachable; I wanted to meet them at one point or another in the podcast!I'm excited to see that this is just one of the pieces written by this talented author, without any doubt I’ll read other titles of his authorship.

A sitcom is the abbreviatory version of situation comedy. Squat, written by Bo Bennett, is a readable sitcom adapted from various screenplays. The book is divided into two seasons. Squat offers humor of the smart, subtle, and laugh-out-loud varieties, along with lovable, fallible characters, and even an insight or two about creativity, understanding, and ethics. The first season comprises ten fully scripted episodes, rewritten as a comedic novel. The screenplays are available on Amazon prime as an animated sitcom.The stories undoubtedly serve as a great source of entertainment. The book is written in the present tense and at times, you will sense that you are reading through nothing but an actual screenplay. The wordings are simple, full of humor that allows you to develop the sitcom in your mind. Who doesn’t like sitcoms? This book is recommended irrespective of all ages. Grab it and laugh out your head a little bit!

I liked this book way more than I expected to. I just didn't have much hope for a sitcom script rewritten as a novel, but actually, it is quite good! Of course, the most important thing for every sitcom is to be funny. The humor is totally subjective topic, but I found many scenes in this very entertaining. If I compare this to some of the sitcoms on TV these days, I can't say that this wouldn't compete. The characters are funny, weird and have a heart, you easily get in the groove with them.The thing I didn't like, but that is again subjective, is some of the themes the author chose. It is mostly political and it pokes fun at the current climate, social issues, coronavirus, conspiracy theories, everything under the Sun. Some of it landed, some of it didn't, but hey. All in all, I had some good laughs, and that's what matters.

Squat! by Bo Bennett is a readable sitcom that has been adapted from screenplays. It is the first season that covers ten episodes worth of action, written as a comedic novel. The stories touch on COVID and mask-wearing, election fraud, pronouns, cults, and defunding the police. I have never read a book like this before, so I had no idea what to expect going in, but I am so glad I tried it! The characters are all very life-like, which for me is very important. The plot is funny but in a bit of a satirical way. I enjoyed reading this book and I definitely recommend it.

Now I know why this was turned down for production of a Sitcom.

Squat!: A Readable Sitcom was the discovery of a new and highly entertaining genre of books for me. I really loved it. The plot presents the quick, witty humour typical of situational comedies and it also describes characters and situations in depth allowing readers to get involved in the story and have a real understanding of the narrative. Author Bo Bennet, together with Ryan Levesque, develops this funny, entertaining, controversial and interesting readable sitcom that I am sure will captivate readers and will leave them wanting for more.In this first season, Scott Carter, a formerly important marketing executive, starts working in a fitness centre under the orders of an unethical owner and a questionable and strange general manager out of desperation. With the help of an intelligent fitness director and clever janitor, he will do his best to keep the gym afloat.

Connecticut author Bo Bennett earned his degrees in marketing, general psychology and social psychology, and research methodology from Bryant University in Rhode Island and Walden University in Minnesota. His PhD dissertation was in the area of social intelligence and online education. He is the founder of Adgrafix (graphic design), Archieboy Holdings, LLC (a holding company for various web properties), the founder and CEO of eBookLit.com and an educator. He has been awarded Distinguished Toastmaster Award, hosts podcasts, is in Martial Arts, and writes books – YEARS TO SUCCESS, RULES OF REASON, LOGICALLY FALLACIOUS, POSITIVE HUMANISM: A PRIMER, A MOSTLY MAGNIFICENT MEMOIR, THE CONCEPT, 101 BOOK MARKETING IDEAS FOR ALL BUDGETS, HOW TO PUBLISH A BOOK, UNCOMFORATBLE IDEAS, EAT MEAT...OR DON’T, and now SQUAT!Bennett’s sense of humor – and social education – is evident in his Foreword remarks: ‘As a health and fitness buff, I served my time in gyms and fitness centers from my first home fitness setup at age ten through this day, almost forty years later, with my membership at a large fitness facility in a Boston suburb. I have been a member of public school gyms, university fitness centers, small mom-and-pop gyms, grungy (and dirty) city gyms, and large supersized gyms. I realized long ago that they are breeding grounds for more than STDs; they are breeding grounds for comedy gold.’ Bennett incorporates all of this experience in this transcribed ten episodes sitcom.Delivered as a transcript from a podcast, the writing never seems superficial: instead this is an hilarious interchange of interactions embracing not only ‘gym talk’ but also commentary on COVID / mask-wearing, claims of election fraud, QAnon conspiracy theories, pronouns, defunding the police, multi-level marketing scams, cults, and even truth itself. As Bennett distills the content of the ten episodes, ‘Set in a large fitness center in the Boston suburbs, the sitcom follows Scott Carter, a former big-shot marketing executive who takes a job at Squat Spot Fitness out of desperation. Carter quickly discovers that the place is run by an ethically questionable owner willing to exploit staff and clients alike, and a general manager who's in way over his head. With the help of a bright fitness director and a freakishly wise janitor, Carter manages to keep the gym open... for at least a bit longer.’ Incredibly well defined characters populate this story.So much of what is perplexing us now is contained in this book that encourages us to laugh at the absurdity of humanity while deepening understanding of those with differing beliefs. Read, laugh, think, and react – the book is a very timely examination of where we are just now. Grady Harp, January 22