It had been sitting on my kindle unread for about 2 years so I thought I would give it a try. I'm about 1/3 of the way through now and it still isn't grabbing me, although I have been a bit drawn in by the odd beautiful and perceptive passage.
On the one hand, it's a classic and I feel like I ought to have read it and can't have a proper opinion of it until I've finished it. Also, it must be a classic for a reason and I'd hate to miss whatever it is that makes it special.
On the other hand, I'm finding the language on the whole tediously frilly, not much is happening and it's very blokey. Also it's a long book and life is short.
I'm really keen to hear from anybody who has read the whole thing and can tell me what I'll be missing if I give up now. I'm not worried about spoilers, I've read a synopsis 