It is a particularly egregious case of the book being better than the series (and maybe even faster to finish). It keeps the "cool" action parts while simplify

It is a particularly egregious case of the book being better than the series (and maybe even faster to finish). It keeps the "cool" action parts while simplifying the world building and plot complexities down to a lowest common denominator that robs it of all nuance and subtlety of character relationships and motivations.