Yes, the "quality" referred to in the book is a spiritual, metaphysical quality that does not exist in reality, but makes for decent reading.

I've read the book and I think it was crap. It didn't have a good story and it didn't have a good message. It was so bad I've forgotten entirely why I didn't like it, because I've forgotten the whole thing.

I'm sure this will get downvoted; it seems that HN has gotten pretty religious lately. I guess it's the effect of coders getting old and searching for order in a chaotic world.