Which arc were you on when you dropped it? If you dropped it right after the Hunter Exam, you should know that the second arc is complete ass. It continues being good after that.
I actually like the Exam and Greed Island arcs. I thought the Yorknew arc was passably entertaining. What I hated, with a passion, was the Chimera Ant arc. Bad pacing, ridiculous powers that make no logical sense (Leo with his ipod and the dart board among many others almost made me ragequit), commentator won't shut up, characters constantly engage in overthinking and second-guessing (I love the mind games in Death Note and Kaiji but it was way overkill in HxH --- characters having 5 minute internal monologues deciding whether to take a shit). And most of the fights were bad (because of the stupid ant powers). Meruem vs. Netero was one of the best anime fights I've ever seen though, but nowhere enough to make up for all the other mediocre bits. Sorry for thrashing HxH, since you are most likely a fan. I acknowledge that I'm in the 0.00001% minority that hates the arc to this degree and my opinion really doesn't matter.
lol terrible opinion
I actually agree with him. The chimera ant arc went fucking balls to the wall with narration. It got a little ridiculous