I love the Illuminatus books...and you kind of HAVE to read them more the once. The first time, they just make too little sense---until you GET IT, then the reread is where you can actually ENJOY them. Very entertaining story...if one is willing to put in the work.
This was my favorite book in my twenties. I'm enjoying the reread. It's been so long that I'm getting as much out of it as I would something I never read before. I have almost all of Wilson's books. Maybe I will write about the time I once briefly talked to him on the phone. I just will have to admit how stupid I was to not at least attempt an actual conversation.