Not just a book that has an immortal character..but a book dealing with the repercussions of being immortal. Positive or negative spin is ok. Ive been thinking about immortal life a lot lately by plaidragon Related: Books based in WW2 What’s a 90’s or 00’s book you loved ? Looking for something on the marriage between private companies and public institutions. Please suggest me a book that has the same vibe as Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads. Books, memoirs, novels etc that deal with bipolar disorder or have medication as a focus such as Prozac Nation?
g0vang0 on August 1, 2024 6:40 pm The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Its been a minute since i have read it but i think this fits the bill. A different take on immortality.
BernardFerguson1944 on August 1, 2024 6:44 pm *Queen of the Damned* by Anne Rice. *The Interview with the Vampire* by Anne Rice. *The Vampire Lestat* by Anne Rice.
spartacusroosevelt on August 1, 2024 6:47 pm Fall; or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson explores what happens when everyone can live forever in a virtual upload.
reesepuffsinmybowl on August 1, 2024 7:24 pm Not a book but a famous 15-page essay by Bernard Williams arguing that an immortal life would be unliveable: [Williams on Immortality.pdf (nd.edu)](https://www3.nd.edu/~pweithma/Readings/Williams/Williams%20on%20Immortality.pdf) (I don’t agree BTW but citations to this essay would be a good place to look for the philosophical literature on immortality)
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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Its been a minute since i have read it but i think this fits the bill. A different take on immortality.
*Queen of the Damned* by Anne Rice.
*The Interview with the Vampire* by Anne Rice.
*The Vampire Lestat* by Anne Rice.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson explores what happens when everyone can live forever in a virtual upload.
Again and Again by Johnathan Evison
Replay
Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli
Tuck Everlasting
Not a book but a famous 15-page essay by Bernard Williams arguing that an immortal life would be unliveable:
[Williams on Immortality.pdf (nd.edu)](https://www3.nd.edu/~pweithma/Readings/Williams/Williams%20on%20Immortality.pdf)
(I don’t agree BTW but citations to this essay would be a good place to look for the philosophical literature on immortality)