Try reading books on your e-reader or laptop with the Kindle for pc app. You can highlight a word and get an instant definition. I have to do that all the time when reading adult fantasy.
Of course, Harry Potter is really easy reading and keeps the attention of millions of fans who don't read otherwise, and it's very entertaining. Percy Jackson and the Olympians series is a lot of fun and very easy too. If you like Star Wars I would read the New Jedi Order series, it's 19 books, mostly exciting and not so challenging that only those with a Master's degree can read. You only need to have seen the movies, you don't need to read any other Star Wars books for this series.
Edited to add: Even if you've seen the Harry Potter movies the books are so much better and have a lot of rich content missing from the films.
This made me laugh.
I suggest the following:
The Princess Bride by William Goldman. By far the funniest book I have ever read. He wrote both the screenplay and the book, but it is different enough that you can still enjoy the book and still love the movie, if you have seen it.
Brandon Sanderson is one of my favorite fantasy authors. I'd start with The Mistborn Trilogy. Elantris (a stand alone novel) is also very good.
Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series. The lame ideas that Butcher based them off were "lost Roman legion" and "pokemon". It is surprisingly good. I'd bypass his Dresden Files series. They are boring, even though they are what made his career. The first is The Furies of Calderon
K.E. Mills' Rogue Agent series. The title of the first book says it all, The Accidental Sorcerer
Read anything by Neil Gaiman. It doesn't matter which, all his books are good, though I haven't yet read The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
Stephen Lawhead has good some books too. The King Raven trilogy is good (Hood, Scarlett, Tuck) Yep. It's a Welsh Robin Hood.
Other favorite authors:
Robert Jordan
Terry Goodkind
Karen Miller
Patrick Rothfuss
Raymond Feist
Ursula K Leguin
Stephen R Donaldson
Harry Potter by J.K.Rowling (it's for the smart and dumb alike, although I seriously doubt you're as stupid as you think)
The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Claire (Interesting series)
Twilight (It's fluff for when you feel like reading something really silly and having a good laugh)
The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan (I love this trilogy almost as much as Harry Potter)
The Orphan by Christopher Ransom (It's in the horror genre, and that sort of counts as fantasy)
There is No Dog by Meg Rosoff (Honestly, it's a laughter riot, and it gives us an interesting take on God, no matter how dumb you are, you will love this book!!!!!).
I don't mean to doubt the integrity of your question but even if you are trolling, thanks for reminding me of all those wonderful fantasy books (I love that genre too for all most the same reason!) and for the 2 points I'll get for answering this question, and if you're not, well I hope you enjoy reading these books as much as I did, plus I don't think you're dumb even if you think so. Happy reading! ;)
Tolkien is tough to read period. Do not feel bad about it. All the poetry slowed me down when I first read it. There are better fantasy books to start with.
Try some of the following series I will list the first book only:
Gregor The Overlander by Suzanne Collins
The Sword Of Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Conan stories by Robert E. Howard
Dragonlance Chronicles vol 1: Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Another Fine Myth by Robert Asprin
Interesting how you can get a headache from reading, yet you're clearly capable of sitting in front of a computer screen and writing out a very well written post.
I think you're just bored and lying about this.
But that's just me....
I'm will not question your needs, but unless you're a Grammar-savant, a person with an IQ of Eighty-two would not have written so eloquent an elaboration to his opening question. Get your IQ tested elsewhere, and also test yourself for ADHD. <
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