"cool & [...] fun."
- SILJE BEKENG, literary critic (klassekampen)

"damn, how hip this seems to be, this indie journal aiming to publish prose and poetry by new, unestablished writers four times a year. yes, i was digging the journal even before i read it. underground literature like this […] offers an intriguing read […] i’m hungry for more."

- JØRGEN BRYNHILDSVOLL, journalist (universitas)

"this looks promising."
- BENDIK WOLD, publisher and author of brenn ned skiten (2009)

"i received my copy of GUSTAF magazine in the mail the other day. it is one of the nicest things i have been in. GUSTAF has mob stability."
- SAM PINK, author of i am going to clone myself then kill the clone and eat it (2009)

"GUSTAF is rad and freaky looking [...] it is a beautiful book and has a cover that looks like a ghost's face smeared in shit or peanut butter, i like these guys."
- BLAKE BUTLER, author of ever (2009)