I did the same thing...refused to read the stupid books...then picked the first one up in a docter's office outta sheer boredom...and got hooked...bleh...

More on the subject, if you can get past George Lucas' horrendous writing style, the sequals to "Willow" are pretty interesting. Bah...the books are back at my old house, and I don't remember the exact titles offhand...but it was something to do with "moon"...heh...just ask for sequals to willow...

just another warning...i don't know if it's just my distaste for the way he writes, or if they truely were written that badly...they take some effort to get into...but, once your in...it's all good.