History Literature / TheBoyWhoCouldntSleepAndNeverHadTo

'''''The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To''''' is a 2010 novel by DC Pierson (of WebVideo/DerrickComedy fame), told from the perspective of nerdy high school student Darren, who privately writes a {{Troperiffic}} sci-fi epic in his spare time, and his even nerdier friend, Eric, who joins in. One day, Eric discloses to Darren that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he is physically incapable of sleeping, and that he never experiences fatigue]].

* RealityWarper: Dr. Praetoreous's strong suit is making inventions that do this, from The Legitimacy Engine to The Mortalizer.
** Later in the book, [[spoiler:Eric himself]].

'''''The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To''''' is a 2010 novel by Creator/DCPierson (Duncan in WebVideo/DerrickComedy's ''Film/MysteryTeam''), told from the perspective of nerdy high school student Darren, who privately writes a {{Troperiffic}} sci-fi epic in his spare time, and his even nerdier friend, Eric, who joins in. One day, Eric discloses to Darren that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he is physically incapable of sleeping, and that he never experiences fatigue]].

'''''The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To''''' is a 2010 novel by Creator/DCPierson (Duncan in WebVideo/DerrickComedy's ''Film/MysteryTeam''), told from the perspective of nerdy high school student Darren, who privately writes a Troperiffic sci-fi epic in his spare time, and his even nerdier friend, Eric, who joins in. One day, Eric discloses to Darren that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he is physically incapable of sleeping, and that he never experiences fatigue]].

* WhamLine: The last line of Chapter 10, after Darren asks Eric how he [[spoiler:built the Thragnacian Containment Pylon]]:

** The last sentence of Chapter 11 as well.

* InvincibleVillain: The Man, being the only character from [=TimeBlaze=] to not have a weakness. [[spoiler: The mysterious leader of the MenInBlack who start chasing the boys may or may not be a physical manifestation of The Man. It's never really resolved (although the fact that he doesn't disappear along with Eric's fiery aura and Darren's mech when Eric faints in the final confrontation would suggest that he is not).]]

'''''The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To''''' is a 2010 novel by DCPierson (Duncan in WebVideo/DerrickComedy's ''Film/MysteryTeam''), told from the perspective of nerdy high school student Darren, who privately writes a Troperiffic sci-fi epic in his spare time, and his even nerdier friend, Eric, who joins in. One day, Eric discloses to Darren that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he is physically incapable of sleeping, and that he never experiences fatigue]].

''The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep And Never Had To'' is a 2010 novel by DCPierson (Duncan in Creator/DerrickComedy's ''MysteryTeam''), told from the perspective of nerdy high school student Darren, who privately writes a Troperiffic sci-fi epic in his spare time, and his even nerdier friend, Eric, who joins in. One day, Eric discloses to Darren that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he is physically incapable of sleeping, and that he never experiences fatigue]].

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''The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep And Never Had To'' is a 2010 novel by DCPierson (Duncan in DerrickComedy's ''MysteryTeam''), told from the perspective of nerdy high school student Darren, who privately writes a Troperiffic sci-fi epic in his spare time, and his even nerdier friend, Eric, who joins in. One day, Eric discloses to Darren that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he is physically incapable of sleeping, and that he never experiences fatigue]].

Despite the single fantastical science fiction element (the eponymous Eric) and the over-the-top sci-fi universe the boys devise, most of the book is more LitFic about being a nerdy boy growing up in high school in the style of JDSalinger, and it [[GenreShift isn't until the last four chapters of the book]] that the speculative fiction takes the narrative wheel.

* {{MIB}}: The Man.