Customer Reviews

I love these notebooks! Not only the layout, but also the fact that the back side of each page is blank (which actually disappointed me at first, but then I grew to appreciate it, because it facilitates more freeform use).

I write in mine with both pencil (generally a 3B Hi-Uni) and also a few different very fine-nibbed fountain pens (typically with Iroshizuku inks) and find they both work just great on the smooth finish of the paper Maruman uses here.

A couple nice touches are the classy but understated front cover, which makes this notebook look perfectly at home in a conference room, and the nice sturdy cardboard back cover, which offers plenty of support even when you have to take notes while standing.

I wanted to like this notebook, unfortunately, it's way too smooth for pencil and too ink-resistant for fountain pens. Super-smooth surface limits it use to fiber-tip or liquid roller-ball pen types. Nicely designed, but not very versatile in my opinion. Moving on to something else.

This is an amazing notebook. The paper is smooth, especially when writing with gel ink pens. The grid boxes are tiny, which is wonderful if you have small handwriting so you're not wasting half the height of the line. It's great for those who don't take notes in just sentences (for example: if you include pictures, diagrams, flow-charts, graphs, tables, etc) because the lines help to visually space everything out evenly and neatly. The perforated edge is perfect - it doesn't rip if you don't intend for it to, but if you do start tearing it it comes off cleanly (without any of that annoying tearing-into-the-page-3cm-from-the-end junk).

Be aware that the grids are only on ONE side! The other side is blank. I like it, because it means I don't have to write on gridded sheets if I don't want to (for example, if I'm drawing a big diagram that doesn't require or benefit from gridlines), but it might annoy you if you expect this notebook to provide double-sided grid-ness.

Love this notebook!!!!
Its worth every penny. Perfect size to carry in a purse or front pocket of a backpack.
Be aware, the graph is NOT on both sides of the page, the back of every page is blank! That is not in any descriptions or pictures I see here. This means its really only 70 usable pages of graph paper and 70 blank pages. I was upset at first, now I don't mind the blanks!

YEA BABY! Great paper. Nicely printed grid -- very clean and not too dark. Paper is heavy enough to take markers, brush pens, and juicy fountain pens. Smooth enough for even XF fountain pens and the finest technical pens. Just enough tooth to work well with pencils. The perforations are well done, and don't leave a jagged line. The back cover is stiff enough to provide good surface when away from the desk. The top cover is water resistant. That ugly little sticker on the front comes off easily and leaves nothing behind.

Best drawing paper experienced. Very nice for fountain pencils. Pantone markers bleed through.

Pleace restock

This paper is so enjoyable to write and draw on! Luxuriously smooth.

I love these little notebooks. The paper takes all sorts of pens and pencils, and most don't bleed through. They have a great feel and are very handy for traveling about.

I was disappointed that the grid is printed on only one side of the paper. None of the pictures or product description specify that the pages are only one-sided.

The Maruman Mnemosyne notebooks have great paper, and the graph is great for technical documents. The notebooks work with pens, fountain pens and pens. There is a little bleeding with copic sketch makers, which is to be expected. I only use this paper since finding these notebooks.

Super smooth paper. The grid is not too dark, but perfect for keeping my drawings and notes organized and neat.

Amazing quality throughout. My quest is over. Moleskine and Rhodia make great products, but neither hold a candle to Mnemosyne.

Wow, excellent notebook! Great paper quality and perfect line width/weight for grids...would definitely recommend for sketches and project plans.

Please restock!!

(Amazing notebooks. Perfect tiny squares, soft smooth paper, clean-rip perforation. I could not ask for a better notebook!)

The 40% off coupons a bit of a scam... it really only saves you a few cents.

That aside, these books ARE worth the price.

I was pretty pumped when I ordered some of these, and I wasn't disappointed when I received them. The paper quality is fantastically smooth, the grid size is perfect, and the header region is much appreciated.

this is the best notebook ever. i like it that it's unruled so nothing to restrict what I do with this. I have to say this notebook has the BEST QUALITY paper ever!!! it was a joy writing on them, smooth, no bleed-throughs. worth the money!

The quality of the paper is very good and it takes fine pencil, fountain pend, brush, and pen and ink very well. There is neither bleeding nor feathering. It is quite sturdy, oddly elegant, and pleasant to the eye.