Completely agree with you, I think that when the language is sophisticated, the reading becomes really heavy. In the case of this book and from your review, the saying "don't judge a book by its cover" fits very well, in this case, the cover said a lot of good things, but the book itself didn't bring you anything.
One thing that I can rescue from your summary is when you talk about the female character who is empowered and knows what she wants, that is something that can also be rescued apart from the satire that is in itself this work.
Well, although you spent months to read it, the positive thing was that you managed to finish it and now you have a well defined opinion of this book.
Oh, thank you so much. I'm glad you understand everything.