Discovering Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series was a pure delight. It starts with One for the Money, and if you like the first one, they only get better. Her writing is just a hoot.

Yes, I discovered King this year (because before I was such a chicken), honestly I think his best writing (that I've come across so far) was Pet Semetary. It quite literally refuses to be put down. My favorite was The Dead Zone but I think that's because I loved the mini-series so much.

With Crichton, boy I really loved Jurassic Park and I've sort of slowed down reading his stuff because I'm going to be sad when I run out.

Charlaine Harris-- she has her share of continuity problems, but ultimately her stuff is a fun read.

Things I hated: The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson and A Secret Rage by Charlaine Harris were terrible. I hated them both.