What do you think of the Iliad?

Hi everyone, I'm going to read the Iliad and I've already started. But I find it quite boring, I'm familiar with both Greek history and mythology. As far as I know, Homer assumed that readers had already heard about the main characters before reading it. Maybe I'm missing something. But it's kind of considered a masterpiece of literature. But I think I'm missing something. Maybe there's something else I should know.