There’s no way to sugar coat that one, but it’s sort of like fishing. A lot of waiting for something to happen, but there are a lot of amazingly profound, comical, inspiring, and disgusting moments which make the Bible worth the slog. Unfortunately the only way to encounter these passages is to read the whole thing. Something to note, the Pentateuch is considerably older than the rest of the bible. It was oral tradition and many of the elements of modern story-telling (Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement) which just don’t exist. As we get closer to our time, the stories become richer with more complex literary structure. They become much easier and enjoyable to read, so hang in there.