The LOTR books are a struggle to read with all the names and things they use! Super interesting though! I get very involved in a book where I can almost see the scenes like a movie which helps me remain focused. Perhaps you need to find the right genre for you! Mine ends up being Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy Fiction. I find books that are similar, or recommended based on the books I've enjoyed and that's helped me go further and further.I always wanted to be a reader because there sounds like some really good books out there, but I have such a hard time focusing on reading books and get distracted too easily with technology. The Lord of the Rings is my all-time favorite film so I just had to read the books too. Took me forever to actually go through and finish them all.
Mystery/Fantasy might be for you since those genres typically can keep people's attention. However, If not I understand, my bestfriend does not enjoy reading in the slightest and I think it's because it doesn't keep his attention either.