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My only real complaint about long descriptive passages is when they are being used as filler. One Amish fiction book I read had a description of their characters clothing on almost every page. 5-6 times in one chapter, I was told about the male character's dark blue broadcloth pants and shirt. He wore the same thing all the time, it wasn't necessary to mention it over and over again. The only purpose was padding.
If the material for the book isn't full enough for a full book, write a short story or novella. Don't turn a 120 page novella into a 230 page piece of padded fluff.
I skim long segments of descriptions that I don't understand. The Martian had many passages concerning math & science that I didn't understand, and I did skim those.
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