Review: Need some believability, even for fiction
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2014
The plot is good, but the author did not do much reality check.Firstly, I couldn't believe that someone with such a sleeping disorder (awake only from 3 to 4 AM) can function as described - eats, exercises, reads, watches movies/TV series, trades in the stock market, etc.  I mean, wouldn't one who is asleep 23 hours a day at least develop muscle atrophy?Secondly, Henry Bins' social skills is something for the books, given that his interactions were limited to those with his father and those people paid by his father to interact with him.  He was portrayed as so eloquent, with even a sharp tongue and wit, with full confidence talking to not just the cops, but the President of the United States!Lastly, with the measly one hour of wakefulness per day, Henry was able to solve the murder mystery!  Just wow!Again, good plot, but the reader has to psyche himself and look past the circumstances to enjoy this short book.  Well, it was a quick read, at least.