A large portion of the story is dedicated to Al.

Sera's pimp, Yuri plays a small role.

Donniger is sent into the past where he encounters the Black Death.

He arrives and runs through the forest and is killed by a knight.

Doug remembers stopping an invasion of mouse-sized aliens by befriending them.

No mouse-sized aliens.

The action is based in London.

It takes place in Los Angeles.

The Heptapods depart Earth right after the final gift is exchanged. The Looking Glasses turned out to be inert sheets of fused silica. Earth never learns why the heptapods visited.

The final message given to the humans before the bomb explodes says the heptapods will need humanity's help in three thousand years. This is why they came to Earth. Sharing their language is the weapon (tool) they offered.

John was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

This is not mentioned.

In the book, Klaus comes into Vicki house and kills her( without being invited in.)

In the show no vampire can get inside your house unless the person inside the house invite them in.

Leticia is an old maid; she stopped dating after a boyfriend dumped her.

Jia-Jen has never tried to have a relationship and made up a story about a boyfriend who abandoned her to avoid interacting with other men.

According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow! Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Ooming! Hang on a second. Hello? - Barry? - Adam? - Oan you believe this is happening? - I can't. I'll pick you up. Looking sharp. Use the stairs. Your father paid good money for those. Sorry. I'm excited. Here's the graduate. We're very proud of you, son. A perfect report card, all B's. Very proud. Ma! I got a thing going here. - You got lint on your fuzz. - Ow! That's me! - Wave to us! We'll be in row 118,000. - Bye! Barry, I told you, stop f

According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow! Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Ooming! Hang on a second. Hello? - Barry? - Adam? - Oan you believe this is happening? - I can't. I'll pick you up. Looking sharp. Use the stairs. Your father paid good money for those. Sorry. I'm excited. Here's the graduate. We're very proud of you, son. A perfect report card, all B's. Very proud. Ma! I got a thing going here. - You got lint on your fuzz. - Ow! That's me! - Wave to us! We'll be in row 118,000. - Bye! Barry, I told you, stop f

John Coffey is a huge man of seven feet.

He is only about 6'6".