Maruman Mnemosyne Inspiration 5 mm Grid 6.3 x 8.3"

I bought this, I am ashamed to admit, to get another item overnight as I needed it the next morning before company came over. That being said, I find it a true joy to write on and it showcases the various inks I use it with to great affect. If you're just in search of a grid paper, there are cheaper options, but if you use this with a fountain pen ink, it works marvelously, and I enjoy using it to plan my day as the grid makes it very easy to adjust my to do list, reminders, etc. as needed daily. I would highly recommend it.

In love with the ‘landscape’ page orientation

It was love at first write! I started using a fountain pen a few weeks ago and discovered I had not one piece of paper or any notebooks that were smooth to write on. I love grid paper but read that the popular Rhodia pads' grids are thick. After reading some reviews, I passed on all the usual suspects of pads and got this one. I am delighted that I did!! I tested a page with a number of pens including two that write really wet and none have any bleed or show through. One can write on both sides of the paper and it's a real delight. I didn't realize that the back was blank - what a bonus! Plus, you get cute but subtle Japanese cartoons of how to use the pad on the inside of the cover. Oh, the back is really solid. LOVE it! Enough exclamation points for ya? Ten stars!!! I'll never buy another pad of paper. Too bad it's ten times the cost of the same size pad at my local store. Who cares? It's a small luxury that goes a long, long way. Update: Still love the paper, but I hadn't used a flex nib on it yet. It seems to lay down thicker than on other paper and with a wet flow, using Pelikan Edelstein ink, there is some bleed through, though not enough to get on the next page. Still a great paper. There's no feathering, even with the seemingly thicker line.

I've purchased and used two Leuchtturm 1917 notebooks (dotted) and three Rhodia notepads (blank and dotted), and I have to say that the Maruman Mnemosyne is my absolute favorite of them all!! The other two are fantastic, but this one fits my needs perfectly. The paper is ultra smooth and thin, just like Rhodia paper, but I love that the spiral is on the widest part of the notebook. The paper is an off-white; it's not as bright white as Rhodia, but not as ivory as Leuchtturm.Keep in mind that this notebook has the light grey grid the front side and it's blank on the backside of each page. I doodle with my gen pens on the blank side, and practice pointed pen calligraphy on the grid side. With my dip pens, I use watercolor ink and black sumi ink with no feathering or bleeding, and minimal ghosting. I did find that super thin, very watery inks (like J. Herbin) WILL cause feathering and bleeding, but to be fair, I've had that problem with this ink on various different types of paper.The Mnemosyne can be used horizontally or vertically. I prefer the latter. The front side also has a tiny little bit of text in the corner, near the spiral binding, with some space to write the title and date. The pages are perforated for easy removal.

Great horizontal layout spiral notebook! Such a goodt idea. Wish it was a bit thicker/have more pages. However, I'm fundamentally happy and will make future repeat purchases. Using it to keep track of projects at work. Paper quality isn't spectacular, but it's better than normal -- I'm just a paper and fountain pen snob!

High-quality notebook. I just bought it again.

Wow, I was very surprised by how much I love this notebook. You would think it’s just a notebook, but it really makes a difference when you have a well-made notebook. I really like that there is a graded side and a blank side on the back of each page. That was something that wasn’t addressed well in the product description so I put a picture of that here. And I also like that the pages are perforated and thick.

This is hands-down the best notebook in my life. I plan to buy mini more. The paper is a dream to ride on with it softness. Ink pens glide across the page. Fountain pens show no fraying to the naked eye. It’s eye catching as well. It has a lovely yellow slip of paper separating the paper and cover that gives it an air of sophistication. All around beautiful.