MoleskineCahier Journal, Soft Cover, Large (5" x 8.25") Ruled/Lined, Kraft Brown, 80 Pages (Set of 3)

Having spent a lifetime in technical fields, I’ve used Moleskine gridded notebooks for many years. The gridlines are excellent for quick tables to organize data and for impromptu flowcharts and diagrams; I’ve used them as lab notebooks, design books, meeting minutes, and heaven knows what else. The grid also helps me keep my sloppy, erratic penmanship under some sort of control! The paper is smooth and light but still feels substantial and is pleasing to write on, and takes everything from ballpoint pens to fountain pens well.I generally favor the pocket size softcover books with the brown Kraft covers. Lately those have been in short supply so I have reluctantly ordered them in black.

Sturdy, great paper, design is nice.

Nice paper that holds ink well and doesn’t run or go through the page. Smooth to write on. Will buy more in the future.

I love Moleskine journals. I have found the XXL is the best size. Quite simply it is the size of a piece of standard copy paper. It provides plenty of room to stretch out write charts graphs etc...I love dotted. Allows me freedom for charts and drawings yet a faint source of guidance for keeping my writing neat. I like dotted over grid because its just enough without boxing me in.I hope they never stop making the XXL dotted.Now some complai. Paper is thin. It isn't but...no it is not like standard paper. If you get a cheap journal at cvs it will have thicker paper but to write on Moleskine paper is like tasting a fine chef meal. Its just....different. can you use a sharpie on it? No. But I almost like a bit of ghosting in my journal amd the feel of the pen impression. It gives an old world handmade paper feel to it. The size is easy to fit into a backpack and the paper doesn't add extra weight. Think of it like a spiral bound book with no pesky spiral. It lays flat and you can BEND BACK THE FLAP YES!!!I usually purchase the hard cover model but it can get a bit heavier so I decided to do the Cahier and love it. I dont mind not having a little ribbon as frankly that can get in the way anyway.It has a flap insert in back for whatever, I show it with a bookmark slightly sticking out for perspective. It would fit business envelopes, bills, tickets...you name it.I like that it doesn't have tons of pages. After awhile my ither journal got heavy toting around all my thoughts from months ago. Who needs that. So with the Cahier I have enough for the time I use it then can shelf it and pull out a fresh one.Overall.ITS LIGHTIT FOLDS BACKIT HAS BEAUTIFUL CREAMY PAPER with a nice feelSEWN BINDINGWish list for Moleskine. Make the XXL Cahier DOTTED in more colors. Springy colors like pinks and pastels. You use those colors for the other sizes lined but us free thinkers need our dots.Happy writing!!

Amazing for journal entry.

Not the best quality paper. Thin 70gsm and gel pen ink bleeds through.

I really liked the feel and weight... Luxury.

Excellent for notes