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Illuminatus! is an excellent work, but it's certainly not for everyone. It's a difficult read, like a zany version of James Joyce. But if you have a mind for esotirica, history, and conspiracy I highly recommend it.
The Historical Illuminatus Chronicles, on the other hand, is a little easier on the brain - the first volume, "The Earth Will Shake" is a pretty straightforward novel, the second "The Widow's Son" is a little stranger, and the third "Nature's God" is a return to high weirdness. Sadly, Wilson has yet to conclude this series.
I do not recommend "Schrodinger's Cat" (each chapter of which takes place in a different alternate dimension) unless you liked Illuminatus!.
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"If I could have one wish, as in the fairy tales, I would unmake my past, and rise like Lazarus and stand in sunlight and banish all the dark."
D. Tibet
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