Antkind is actually tentatively the book I am feeling this over. Sewer, Gas, and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy isn't as weird and trippy as I had hoped. Its obvious nods and homages to Illuminatus! only emphasize how sane and low risk it actually is. Meanwhile people seem to struggle to describe Antkind the same way I do Illuminatus! and it has me riled up. But I'm gonna ignore the advice posted here by a few people and make myself finish SGE: TPWT. Seeing books through is an important part of my reclamation of reading from trauma. And I want to have as much context and detail as possible to work up a good analysis of the book's--thus far increasingly problematic--"electric negro problem" and other race issues.