Star Wars fannishness

I finished reading A New Hope tonight. Or, as it was originally titled, Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker. I was surprised by how much it actually deviated from what was shown on screen; it must have been written from an earlier version of the script. I don't have a perfect memory by any means, but I've seen the original trilogy enough times that every line of altered dialogue stuck out like a sore thumb.

( Here are some examples. )

On to The Ruins of Dantooine next. Then Splinter of the Mind's Eye, followed by the novelization of The Empire Strikes Back. I think Shadows of the Empire is after that, then Return of the Jedi, and then ... well, I'll re-check the EU timeline when I get that far.

*grin* I'd forgotten just how much I loved the Star Wars universe; "The Phantom Menace" nearly drained all the fannish-ness out of me five years ago, and "Attack of the Clones" just made it worse. The only good thing to come out of the prequels, in my opinion, was a glimpse at Obi-Wan in his prime and a better idea of what the Jedi in general could do. My affection for the younger generation seems to have fully recovered now, though. I just hope "Revenge of the Sith" doesn't destroy it all over again.