Can't Find the Spark

I've been reading The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau. I can't really get into it and I'm about halfway thru it. I'll finish it, I'm just not sure how long it will take me. I have a huge stack of books that I can't wait to read, but I've got to finish this one first! I'm not one of those people who read three different books at once. I start a book, I finish that book, then I move on to the next one. There have been a few books that I've just given up on, but those are few and far between. I can't seem to read Jane Austen books for some reason. I did manage to finish Sense & Sensibility, but only because it was for an English class in college. Maybe I can finish this book this weekend...