Reviews

Telegram: A Collection of 27 Issues by Maranda Elizabeth

andintothetrees's review against another edition

5.0

This is a beautiful, inspiring, absorbing book. It isn't a traditional novel, nonfiction tome or memoir but instead a collection of self-published zines (if you’re unsure what a zine is, then google is your friend) which were handcrafted by the author themself. As a result, the look of the book’s pages are much prettier than that of an “ordinary” book, with text written on typewriters, computer and by hand and cute hand-drawn illustrations and embellishments, as well as cut-and-paste images. The text is the collection’s main focus though: Maranda Elizabeth puts a lot of time and effort into crafting their words – and it shows. As an established reader of personal zines (or perzines, as they are commonly known) I know that Maranda’s are among the most popular of the genre, and reading this it is easy to understand why – there is thought and depth in every sentence. Maranda Elizabeth’s style is clever yet easy to read, and I hope their novel is also published soon as I cannot wait to devour it!

[For my complete review, please click here to read it on my blog].

leeeeeeeeeeeeee's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective

5.0

buntatamilis's review against another edition

5.0

I love zines and I loved Telegram, a compilation of the zine Telegram (formerly called Telegram Ma'am) by zinester and writer Maranda Elizabeth.

A lot of Telegram is very confessional and documentary and Maranda's writing shines. It's a treat to see their writing and storytelling develop over the years that these issues of Telegram were produced.

If you're into zines, independent publishing, indie writers, coming of age stories, and punks growing up in rural Canada, give this a read.

actualspinster's review

4.0

3-4 stars!! but its weird rating zines!!
especially perzines focused on mental health - i am gonna write a full review maybe tomorrow so like... watch this space