You mean Stephen King doesn't really have "the mind of a child... in a jar on this desk", like he once said in an interview!?!
I can not comment on Lolita, as I've never read it. It sounds disgusting, but I've watched enough Law & Order:SVU episodes to know that some storylines sound worse than they are and vice versa. If it wins, I'll try to read it, otherwise *shrug*.