This only means that you've never read masterful comic series called "Republic"...
I must agree that some of postROTJ novels is weak but NJO is best. While I don't like many details like destruction of Coruscant and Yavin, novels are very interesting, full of interesting intrigues and plot twists. Clone Wars series is even
better with masterpieces like Cestus Deception or Shatterpoint.
I think that you should just read some of these things (maybe begin with republic comics) and you'll see that EU will begin to shine bright for you.