2008 Woodie Awards
Jersey based novel is leg slappin' funny
Lisa Panzerilla
Issue date: 3/25/04 Section: Arts and Entertainment
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Cliff's also a Matri 'd at a local Chuck E. Cheese. This is just added humor for the reader to think, "Where does Hanson come up with this stuff?"
The reader doesn't get into the character too deeply until, chapter six when he writes about Trevickers suburban town with neighbors who sound like they could be friends with The Sopranos.
"The most annoying is Johnny Carbo, who's retired and never leaves the property but waits until 7:30 a.m. Saturday to mow, as if to notify the world he hasn't died yet, and in the most annoying fashion possible."
Even though Marl seems oddly cool about his missing leg, people start noticing a little more, and from Hanson's content, Trevicker isn't so cavalier about it after all.
He starts to introduce himself to people and then say, "yes, I did have a leg" sort of way, and it even starts to effect his wife who seems to care more about her breasts than she does about her own husband.
Last Leg is a novel that everyone, should read, especially fellow Jerseyans.
Anybody who is offended by Hanson's humor, is suggested to read a children's book, because Hanson not only writes in the most humorous way possible, but also intelligently, with sexual innuendos that will either make you blush or gasp for air.
Thinking back, school is hard and work isn't always the best part of life, but once you finish Last Leg you'll be guaranteed to thank your lucky stars that you're not missing your lower leg, unless you have the humor of Marl Trevicker to make the bumpy ride a little bit funnier.
The reader doesn't get into the character too deeply until, chapter six when he writes about Trevickers suburban town with neighbors who sound like they could be friends with The Sopranos.
"The most annoying is Johnny Carbo, who's retired and never leaves the property but waits until 7:30 a.m. Saturday to mow, as if to notify the world he hasn't died yet, and in the most annoying fashion possible."
Even though Marl seems oddly cool about his missing leg, people start noticing a little more, and from Hanson's content, Trevicker isn't so cavalier about it after all.
He starts to introduce himself to people and then say, "yes, I did have a leg" sort of way, and it even starts to effect his wife who seems to care more about her breasts than she does about her own husband.
Last Leg is a novel that everyone, should read, especially fellow Jerseyans.
Anybody who is offended by Hanson's humor, is suggested to read a children's book, because Hanson not only writes in the most humorous way possible, but also intelligently, with sexual innuendos that will either make you blush or gasp for air.
Thinking back, school is hard and work isn't always the best part of life, but once you finish Last Leg you'll be guaranteed to thank your lucky stars that you're not missing your lower leg, unless you have the humor of Marl Trevicker to make the bumpy ride a little bit funnier.