LEUCHTTURM1917 363388 notitieboek medium (A5), hardcover, 251 genummerde pagina's, Rising Sun, gelinieerd

These are the best notebooks, been using them for years.

Works nicely with a fountain pen. Beautiful cover colours. However, I do prefer to order these directly from Leuchtturm1917 Canada (they run a good deal now and then) or a local stationery shop—the official site (and also one online stationery shop I've found) do provide custom debossing which looks really great.

this product is made to the HIGHEST standard,the German's do this right!

This is my 12th Leuchtturm journal. I haven't found one out there yet that meets my needs better and I've tried MANY. 37 others to be exact. This is still the winner. The true A5 size fits perfectly in all my bags and is comfortable to write on anywhere. I have used these daily for 6 years for Bullet Journaling and long form journaling.Durable all around. Perfect balance of smoothness and tooth to the pages. The lines go fully to each edge of the pages. The dot grid fills the width of the page with margins at the top and bottom. (Never used a blank or square.) I only use a ballpoint pen, so I'm won't share on ink show-through. The cataloguing stickers are a wonderful touch. I use a spine sticker when I'm finished to clearly label the dates for storage.Favorite features: prenumbered pages and premade index. I use the index regularly. (Why are all journals NOT prenumbered?!)My only complaint to the company is the colors. I don't like most of them. They're too primary or saturated. Having said that, my current, "Rising Sun" is so cheerful and I love it!Pacific is GORGEOUS. Navy is classy. Nordic blue is very pretty, but shows all the dirt. Light pink also, cute, but so dirty so fast. The fuchsia/raspberry is a nice color, but a little too saturated for me. Army is prettier and more "fall" in person than the pictures. The metallic bronze is one of my favorites! The denim blue is nice but kinda boring. Bellini is my all time favorite even if it's a tidge bright!

The item was shipped in a cellophane wrap only, so arrived damaged at the corners. If undamaged, I would rate it a 4. But I am afraid I am going to heavily dock points as items should not be shipped like that.I am mainly concerned about ghosting as I write fountain pen. The ghosting wasn't too bad, a little bit of a shadow but not much - it may bother others, though. I was a little disappointed it compared unfavourably with the Moleskine (lower in the photo). The writing texture is good - the paper has a tiny bit of grip, it's not as slick as the Clairefontaine notebooks, has the same feel as a Midori.