[ChubbyGlasses]

I loved the show and picked up the book afterwards (still working my way through it), and ya I think you're right to some extent, but the show feels more additive than reductive; the book, as it is, would not adopt well for television, and the more human stories felt like a nice addition for me without straying too far away from the book's story. Arrival felt like it was in a similar boat where it was adapted for the movie-medium and, IMO, much better for it.