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caligulathegod
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The Secret History of Star Wars
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Date created
14-May-2007, 6:14 AM
Now that I've finished the Making of Star Wars book, I've been reading your Secret History of Star Wars and I am very much enjoying it. It's pretty much says what I've been saying for years but with actual references to back things up. As much as I've read about Star Wars over the years, it's not so easy to remember the sources of all the information. This is quite a handy and entertaining read.

When I finish, I hope to have some more comments on the content. So far, though, I agree with what I've read and haven't come across anything I believe to be errors, except one common one which I'll mention in the next paragraph. Nitpick-wise, It could probably use a scrub to rid it of the misuses of "loose" when it should be "lose" (probably my biggest internet pet peeve, ever- "If your shoelace is loose, you might lose your shoe.").

(It's ironic that this always bugs me, since I am not religious in the least, but...) The error is that Anakin was not born by "Immaculate Conception" in imitation of Jesus. The phrase "Immaculate Conception" actually refers to the Virgin Mary, not to Jesus. It is the Roman Catholic dogma that states that Mary was born free of Original Sin and in a state of Grace making her "worthy" of giving birth to Jesus. Jesus' conception is referred to as the Incarnation and then the Virgin Birth. In short, Mary was the result of the "Immaculate Conception", not Jesus. Immaculate Conception has nothing to do with Virgin Birth. As I said, it is a common error, but one that should be fixed in the next edition.

Anyway, keep up the good work. I can't wait to finish it.