Reading half of a literal translation of Bukhari without learning anything about how to study hadith (using your reason/intellect) probably removes things from your understanding rather than bring new things into your understanding. If you give Islam another shot, apply reason/intellect to it too (such as realizing understanding a 1300 year old tradition will take a bit of time). I would recommend reading the Ma'ariful Qur'an commentary which is one of the best English-language books on the subject. The hadith literature in English is scanty but there are translations being done. Learning Arabic would probably make things much quicker (so you don't have to wait for translations).