Guilty Pleasure

I read through Stephenie Meyer's Official Illustrated Guide quite quickly. It is amazing to me how much thought she put into the history of all of these characters. Characters that might have only appeared in one chapter of The Twilight Saga had completely realized backstories. It was really interesting to read about her thought process and how each character was connected. I really wish I could do something like that. So, now that the guilty pleasure is out of the way I've begun reading Water for Elephants. Yes, I've seen the movie, but I really wanted to read the book anyway. I've only read the prologue and the very beginning of the first chapter, but I can already tell a few differences. We'll see just how much they changed.