When an item drops or something there is no way to check your character stats to see what you might want.
You can hit escape and the item is "eaten" without grabbing a bonus. Should let escape cancel the pickup or allow seeing character stats when frozen on those screens.
Some fields are a blue hue with mobs throwing light purple orbs. It seems cluttered, look to any WoW raid recently to see why. Looks nice but not legible at all.
Add a search for key terms in the guide. Or a highlight over it. Similar to how Poe2 works for key words when looking at an item or skill.