A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

This novel by Jame Joyce is considered to be the author's autobiographical work, focusing on his childhood and adolescent years in Ireland. In these formative years, the protagonist (Stephen Dedalus) undergoes different phases of self-analysis.
I really tried to like this book but it is just dreadfully boring to read. While I appreciated certain part of the book, especially the omnipresent political undertone but overall it is needlessly tedious.