Yeah. Just reading the same book as other people does not guarantee the same impact -- there may be something different in those people the book resonates with, and it wouldn't with you.

As an analogy, a heterosexual woman could decide to spend her afternoon watching advertisements containing half-naked ladies, trying to understand why men are so influenced by them -- but despite spending a lot of her time, she probably wouldn't get the same qualia. Best case, she would notice something different, or something that contributes to the effect but is not the most important part.