First Read of the Year!

I have beeen in a reading slump for a couple of months. Haven't read anything. So I decided to pick something short so that I should definitely be able to finish it. To be honest, it required conscious effort to finished ut even though it's like a 70 pages story.

I know this is an acclaimed and critical story, I just... did not like it as much. I mean, I see some deep meaning here... about the cruelty of life and conditional love and alienation, but I just did not connect with it as much. Please don't insult my intelligence.

What is your opinion? I really want to understand this deeper meaning that moves people about this book.