Chad’s Comments (group member since Oct 24, 2019)

Chad’s comments from the Edelweiss & Netgalley Reviewers group.

Ken wrote: "Is it common for a publisher to send you a hard copy of a book unsolicited? "

I've gotten a few. I'd say if you're interested in it, read it. If you're not, pass it on to someone who will be.

Ken wrote: "Is it fair/proper to hand this to my wife or a friend for them to review too?"

I think that's perfectly fine.

My Review by Doug Wagner ★★★★ - A crazy, f'd up thrill ride.

My Review ★★★★ - A post-apocalyptic retelling of Oliver

The Watcher ★★★★ - Some good old 80's horror movie goodness.

Ken wrote: "Hi! I'm Ken and am taking advantage of this "down time" to do more reading. I also want to give something back with some book reviews and hope this group can help me write a decent review that will..."

Welcome Ken, Nice to meet you.

Pulp ★★★★ - A down on your luck writer and former outlaw goes for one last big score.

Midnight Vista★★★ - A quirky tale of alien abduction that fails to stick the landing.

Dragonfly and Dragonflyman★★★ - Two different Batman archetypes on parallel worlds living parallel lives. One Adam West, one a grim and gritty psychopath.

The Spirit: An 80th Anniversary Celebration★★★ - Some Spirit stories from the most influential comic artist to have lived.

We Should Improve Society Somewhat: A Collection of Comics by Matt Bors★★ - Political satire of events I'd like to not be reminded of.

It's Your Funeral★★★ - A workplace comedy set in the afterlife.

Star Pig★★★ - A girl and a giant tardigrade gallivant through space.
Canto★★★★ - A fantasy story in the vein of The Wizard of Oz or The Neverending Story.

Bonnie wrote: "FYI, possible scam: I don't know if this has happened to others but an author put a comment on one of my reviews, saying that Goodreads had suggested that if I liked that book (Things in Jars), the..."


I've seen that happen before. I just flag the comment and report it to GR.

The wife and I are doing alright. Thankfully we both work at proactive companies that shifted our jobs to work from home before New York even issued the stay at home order. Because we are no longer commuting though, we both find ourselves putting in more hours. We are reading a LOT of books.

My nephew has COVID-19 but the worst he has out of it so far is an ear infection. He's 8. But that means he probably got it from my brother-in-law who is a police officer in Queens. He seems to be a carrier only as he hasn't gotten sick yet. Hopefully, the rest of his family remains OK.

Supplies seem to have returned to pretty much normal here the few times I've been out.

Alexander wrote: "Hey everyone, I'm Alex, I'm Dutch, but I mostly read in English (and review in English). I've written plays (in Dutch) a while back, and have recently been thinking of returning to writing myself.
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Hi Alex! It's nice to see some of my GR friends here.

You Are Not Alone★★★★

Yes, I read more than just comics. ;)

Hit-Girl in India★★

I've been at it again.

Green Arrow Vol. 8: The End of the Road★★★
The Art of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World★★★★★
Churchill: A Graphic Biography★★★★
The Art of Super Mario Odyssey★★
B.P.R.D.: Vampire (Second Edition)★★★★
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3★
Olivia Twist: Honor Among Thieves★★
Space Boy Volume 6★★
Kabuki Omnibus Volume 2★★★★
Joe Golem: Occult Detective, Vol. 3: The Drowning City★★★
No One Left to Fight★★★
Grafity's Wall Expanded Edition★★
Jia and the Nian Monster★★★
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me★★★
Machine Gun Wizards★★★
Batman Beyond, Volume 6: Divide, Conquer, and Kill★★★
Mr. and Mrs. X, Vol. 1: Love and Marriage★★★★
Mr. and Mrs. X, Vol. 2: Gambit and Rogue Forever★★★
An Age of License: A Travelogue★★★

Sherry wrote: "Hi, Very new to Netgalley. Is there a reason that all of the most recently added books aren’t requestable? I thought I read somewhere that you aren’t in the right region, but I don’t see anywhere t..."

NetGalley started making some books "Wish for it". It seems kind of silly to me to put up advance copies of books and then make people beg for them. I usually look for the books on Edelweiss instead when I see this.