I second everything said here about
Twilight. I just wanted to know what all the fuss was about. I must say I haven't read a book so puerile and superficial since I was in kindergarden.
About Stephen King... I tried various books and the only one I'd save so far is
The Shining. The worst of all:
Hearts in Atlantis. Sometimes I did not even understand what he was writing about.
I recently tried
Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison. Everyone was talking about it and it was recommended in so many places that I decided to give it a try, but I fell asleep before the end of the first chapter