Cather's 'Death Comes For The Archbishop'

I'm reading 'Death Comes For The Archbishop' as part of my two-person book club and...I'm not into it.

I can only get through a page/page-and-a-half before my mind drifts away.

I'm all for unusual/non conventional books, but I really feel like there's NOTHING to keep me fed in this book. I don't know what to hold onto. Or the merits are sooooo obscure and beneath the service they're just not doing me any good.

Am I missing something? What's supposed to keep me coming back? This is supposed to be one of her best...

Anyone here have any insight?