I have the same problem with much of The Silmarillion. I never found my way to the "heart" of the Elven stories. The stories about the Men were the bits that really moved me. Actually, it's the "Narn i Hin Hurin" from Unfinished Tales that really got me into the story of Turin, and there's much more there to allow a reader to connect to him and his family, particularly with the death of Lalaith.
Re: Túrin melodrama
I have the same problem with much of The Silmarillion. I never found my way to the "heart" of the Elven stories. The stories about the Men were the bits that really moved me. Actually, it's the "Narn i Hin Hurin" from Unfinished Tales that really got me into the story of Turin, and there's much more there to allow a reader to connect to him and his family, particularly with the death of Lalaith.