I really enjoyed Stephen King's earlier works, but he can definitely be hack-ish at times. He writes more novels in a year than some novelists do in their entire lives. But some of his work, like The Stand, It, Misery, The Shining, Firestarter, Cujo, Salem's Lot, and especially the first 3 books of the Dark Tower series are just incredible examples of suspense/horror. The 4th book of the Dark Tower series is still pretty good, just not up to the standards of the first 3. But it definitely goes downhilll after that and has a very disappointing ending with no closure. I haven't read anything he's put out in the last few years, though, including Under the Dome. The Stand is probably my favorite outside of the first few Dark Tower books, so definitely dive into that. It's pretty long, so it should keep you reading for a while.

Currently reading Perdido Street Station by China Mieville. About halfway through. This is a pretty sweet combo of steampunk/sci-fi/fantasy, and I'm really enjoying it so far. In the last month or two I have finished up Look to Windward by Ian M. Banks (awesome), The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (really makes you think about what you eat), and The Last Colony by John Scalzi (good, but not as good as Old Man's War or The Ghost Brigades).