History Literature / LongForThisWorld

* TechnologicalSingularity: Discussed. Aubrey believes that it's inevitable, but that every day we hasten it by saving tens of thousands of lives.

* TechnologicalSingularity: Discussed. Aubrey believes that it's inevitable, but that every day we hasten it by saves tens of thousands of lives.

* AdOfWin: A phenomenon discussed in the book; apparently ads for life extension treatments tend to show up next to articles about accepting death.

* MoreXThanGod: "My wife borrowed my notebook and wrote to me in big block letters: [[AC:He is more sure of himself than God.]]" %%I know it's a redirect, but I wanted to match the syntax

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(It's this ''[[http://www.amazon.com/Long-This-World-Strange-Immortality/dp/0060765364 Long For This World]]'', not any of the [[SimilarlyNamedWorks several others.]])

* WizardBeard[=/=]WizardsLiveLonger

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* MyNameIsNotDurwood: A close friend insists on referring to Au'''b'''rey as Au'''d'''rey.

A 2010 non-fiction book about TheAgeless and related trope and a mad scientist trying to [[{{Defictionalization}} defictionalize them]].

* DrunkenMaster[=/=]TheAlcoholic: There is one scene where Aubrey's not drinking beer. [[spoiler: He's asleep.]] Possible explanations proffered include addiction, mental lubrication, or that he needs constant alcohol to avoid becoming [[TerryPratchett knurd]].

* MayflyDecemberRomance: Not only is Aubrey's wife twenty years older, but Aubrey plans to live as long as possible while Adelaide has accepted her mortality. Aubrey finds this intensely frustrating. In their last scene together, he's trying to persuade her to [[HumanPopsicle at least freeze her head]].

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: A close friend insists on referring to Au'''b'''rey as Au'''d'''rey.

A 2010 non-fiction book about [[{{Immortality}} Type II Immortality]] tropes and a mad scientist trying to [[{{Defictionalization}} defictionalize them]].

The author is a character when he's not being a LemonyNarrator, as he studies the science with both romantic fascination and extreme skepticism. While the book is theoretically about the science involved, there are constant digressions into poetic, poignant, or comical aspects of the quest for immortality. The narrative is packed with historical and literary allusions ranging from {{Aristotle}} to Webcomic/{{xkcd}}.

The author is a character when he's not being a LemonyNarrator, as he studies the science with both romantic fascination and extreme skepticism. While the book is theoretically about the science involved, there are constant digressions into poetic, poignant, or comical aspects of the quest for immortality. The narrative is packed with historical and literary allusions ranging from {{Aristotle}} to {{xkcd}}.

* WizardBeard[=/=]WizardsLiveLonger
* YouFailLogicForever: Some of the classic arguments that aging is evolutionarily desirable turn out to be circular.

* SoYouWantToLiveForever

* BrainUploading: Aubrey is [[{{Squick}} squicked]] by the concept. "It seems to me to be in no way desirable. But that may be a danger of being [[GettingTooOldForThis over thirty.]]"