/lit/ - Literature

>not much of a reader
>definitely not a philosopher
>wonder about what /lit/ calls "patrician" literature
>decide to read /lit/'s #1 recommendation: The Stranger
>find it boring and pointless

Am I just a pleb?

I mean, I "understand" the stuff about
>I'm not sad about my mother - sometimes I don't feel like society thinks I'm supposed to feel
>Somebody gets executed for not crying at their mother's funeral - life is so random, and society is so conformist and judgmental
>I killed a guy for no clear reason - life and death are so random
>The main character tends to not really care about anybody but himself - half of the people aren't even named

It just seems ... pointlessly reflective. Everybody knows life is random - some people die in car accidents, and some people with the lottery. People also do stuff without clear motivation.

Should I keep trying with "patrician" literature?