and it only gets more challenging as it goes, the plot lines get less and less linear while the prose expands like a balloon. There's a part in the second or third book where he inserts a play into the narrative seemingly for the hell of it.
Reading this gives me the same sensation as watching the last few seasons of Lost lol
Suffice to say, I'm a little worried about where this is going. Of course, it's not the author's fault, since Lucas approved of the novel before publication, and not even Lucas knew at the time that he'd go in a very different direction years later, but it's an awkward read. That said, I still find it interesting as a time capsule of the late 70s, when fans probably expected Leia to end up with Luke and not Han.
