600 Hours of Edward

600 Hours of Edward is a 2009 novel by Craig Lancaster, about Edward, a man with Asperger syndrome. As the title implies, the novel is about six hundred separate hours in Edward's life, as recorded in his journal.

Story
Edward lives a rigidly ordered life in Billings, Montana, which usually culminates in watching an episode of the police procedural drama Dragnet on old VHS tapes every night. Any deviation from this routine upsets him.

Occasionally he meets with a counselor; he is unemployed.

The sequel Edward Adrift follows on where the story leaves off.

Awards

 * 2009 Montana Honor Book
 * 2010 High Plains Award recipient, “Best First Book”