100 Classics and beyond... discussion

"What is the meaning of life? That was all- a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years, the great revelation had never come. The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead, there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark; here was one.”

I am currently reading, and maybe around 10 chapters in. My first impression is that it is very slow paced, and I'm not sure how I feel about that yet. But it kind of goes with the quote you posted, that there is no great revelation in life, and that sometimes life is slow paced