Moleskine Ruled Notebook Large

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5 Reviews

1. I love these notebooks, but why does the manufacturer use toxic chemicals to make them? It is completely unnecessary. Why injure our health and our environment when there are other non toxic chemicals that could be used for the same cost and effect?

2. I wanted to start a Journal for my Granddaughter. Of course I’ve kept diaries in the past, such as my teenage years, but I wanted this one to be special. After doing many searches online, I found this Moleskine Journal. It has a nice, sleek but plain look, so I thought I’d try it. My reaction? I ended up buying 3 more the day after receiving the first one! It’s PERFECT! I read the other customer reviews about which pens work best with the paper in this Journal, and I immediately ordered a bunch of the Pilot G-2 pens (based on another customer’s review), and these pens work best (my “ordinary” pen was smudging in the Journal). The pages are nice (I think there’re 250 pages per book), the ones I purchased (large) are the perfect size I want (they fit in my handbag), and the Journal itself is just wonderful…no gimmicky look, no teen-ager-y locks, just a plain, sleek-looking Journal. If you’re thinking of starting a Journal, or even using this as a store list or To-Do list keeper, I’d highly recommend the Moleskine large.

3. These notebooks are really popular for some reason and I do not understand it. The paper quality is very inconsistent and they are expensive for the quality. I have had two of these things and one had relatively smooth paper and one had horrible paper. If you write with a fountain pen this paper definitely is not for you. The ink with bleed and feather.

   If you want a nice notebook look into Rhodia and Clairefontaine…their paper quality is consistent and just about the highest quality writing paper you can find.

4. I’d never heard of the Moleskine brand until I searched here on Amazon for an adequate notebook in which to keep my work-related notes and logs. When I came upon the Moleskin notebook, I was skeptical. After seeing all the reviews, however, I was sold; I ordered a notebook the very next day.

   No surprise that Amazon fulfilled the order with incredible expediency, and I had the notepad days later.

   Right from the start, I knew that it was a quality item. From the orange quasi-jacket surrounding the notebook to its elastic band to the subtle MOLESKINE stamp on the back, this beauty oozes luxury.

   That being said, here are the pros and cons:

   + Solid notebook offers a solid writing surface at all times.
   + Elastic band keeps the notebook closed, and all items within the notebook secured.
   + Back pocket offers another space to hold small notes and other items.
   - Price is a bit steep, given how few pages you get compared with other lesser notebooks.
   - Pages aren’t thick enough to resist bleed-through of ink from my pen of choice: The Uni-Ball Vision Elite.

   All in all, it IS a great notebook, and despite the few shortcomings, I highly recommend it.

5. I found this to be a good notebook, but the pages are a little thin. They bleed through with the pens I really like to use, The Uniball Vision Elite (Bold and Micro). Haven’t found a better notebook, so I have a hard time giving this one a bad review.