RicOlie_2 said:
Doesn't Anakin help an injured Sandperson, or something like that, in that book? If I recall correctly, Jar Jar is less annoying--but still annoying.
Apparently so, though I don't remember it:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Episode_I:_The_Phantom_Menace_%28novel%29
I don't remember much else of the book past the opening, but I do remember that it made more sense than the film.