[I hope this is an acceptable use of the community; if not, my sincere apologies.]

I'm forty pages into The Waves by Woolf, and though I think the prose is beautiful and the structure interesting, I'm having some difficulty becoming invested in the characters and their actions. Beauty and interest without plot a novel does not justify. For those who have read it, does it become more involved? When I finish reading, will I feel as if it was worth the time, or only as if I've read an experiment in style?

Your opinions on the novel are also welcome. This is one that I'm going to have to dwell on to get anything out of it purely on the page-to-page level, so I'm interested in having a good idea of whether or not I should invest the time just now.