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Originally posted by: Galahad_Skywalker
I am really starting to enjoy the whole concept of the EU big time. I've only read a few of the novels, but I've also gotten on this comic kick recently. I picked up Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand, which was wonderful, and now I'm waiting for the Dark Empire Trilogy to come in for me through ILL at my library. Of course, I still have to finish The Thrawn Trilogy and then a number of others (Shadows of the Empire, Han Solo Trilogy, I, Jedi, etc.), and then maybe I'll be able to get to the NJO. My problem is that while I'm wanting to read all of this Star Wars material, there's also too much else that I'm wanting to read.
What are everyone's thoughts on the whole issue of canon? Hope I'm not starting violent discussion...
I know what you mean. I still am in the middle of The Return of Tarzan(if you've never read the works of Burroughs, add it to your list), The Illiad, The Odyssey, several mangas, The Castle of Lyrr, I started 1984, and need to finish Battle Royale. Those are just what I remember reading. I'm a gemini, and I've also been diagnosed with (the fictional disorder) ADHD. My attention switches often. However, I can keep track of several things at once.
As for the EU canon, I love it. The novels add so much depth to the saga. Plus, all the books tie in, unlike the Star Trek one. I've read some great ST books, only to have the ideas in them crushed by a new episode or movie. The books try to tie in, the series doesn't. The short story collections really do add to the films as well. Characters that had little screen time now are fully part of the story. Like how the Stormtrooper that said, "Look sir, droids" saved Han Solo's life and so on. It puts a lot into perspective. I haven't read many of the comics though with the exception of the Dark Empire series.