The Wheel of Time is a bit hit and miss in my opinion. It's a decent story, but there are at least two books that are basically filler, and it's not very... original. The thing about Fantasy is that it's a very broad genre - You might like the simple fact that it is set in a different time, a different universe, you might like the development of the characters, you might like the generally epic-form adventure storyline. For me personally, it's a bit of a mix: I can't stand books that don't have well thought out characters, I love it when the author has obviously put a lot of effort into the world they have created - it can take away hugely from my entertainment if there are big gaps or fuzziness.

I would certainly recommend giving The Lord of The Rings a second try, I personally love most of what Tolkein has written but I understand that is not universal. With some information about what it is that you enjoy about the Fantasy you have read, and what you didn't, I'd be happy to give more recommendations if you want them :)

Wheel of Time is sitting on my bookshelf waiting for me to start with.

But instead of tackling that, I've gone:

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Decent post apocalyptic read. If it was a movie it would be Escape From New York meets Mad Max. Trashy but fun.

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Third in the trilogy of a series about mutant, man eating rats. James Herbert does a great job of making you cringe with gruesome imagery, and always creates a sense of doom.

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Just started Tad Williams' Otherworld saga, upon recommendation by my gf and her mother... So far it's a nice mix of the feelings of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Definitely gripping, thought evocative, and it's setting up a rather fantastic plot (in both senses of the word!).

Btw - when I think of fantasy authors, this is definitely not what comes to mind...

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Whenever I see the name "Tad" I immediately think this:

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I don't know why, but I guess it's good that I don't see that name all that often, or else I'm sure I would have offended someone by now.

As far as that Tad, he definitely doesn't look like a fantasy author, he kind of looks like a less evil looking version of Anton LeVay.

ive just finished John Steinbeck - Tortilla Flat and it was great, im trying to find the movie tortilla flat

That's funny, I just got that book out of the library the other day! Haven't started reading it yet, but I'm looking forward to it.

its quit good one easy reading some kinda strange and interesting, have you red Steinbeck's other books yet ?

Only Of Mice and Men about 20 years ago. I did like that a lot too though.