MoleskineCahier Journal, Soft Cover, XL (7.5" x 9.5") Ruled/Lined, Kraft Brown, 120 Pages (Set of 3)

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.

Excellent for notes

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

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

I got these, the small Rhodia notebooks, and the Field Notes notebooks to evaluate for daily use. So this review is kind of a comparison also.I'm a senior controls engineer and keeping things in my large notebook has become difficult with all of the moving about that I do. Carrying a small notebook in my backpocket has been the best option I've found so far. I was a long time lover of Moleskine (for personal use), but mixed it up with this assortment of purchases.1) Field Notes - when I got all three notebooks, this was my favorite at first. The paper is possibly the highest grade (shocking, right?) but the giant "FIELD NOTES" printed on the front wore on me over time. Now I use these for carrying during a hike. I record a few key things just for fun and tracking. I can't recommend these highly enough for outdoor use. They're super rugged, the paper is ultra-high-quality, and they size is perfect. Workers perfectly with my Sharpie Pen with no bleeding or show-through.2) Moleskine Journals - This is what I ultiamtely ended up carrying for work. Paper is second only to the Field Notes notebook and even there it's close. The pages are perforated and the notebook has a tiny folder in the back for holding loose pages. This makes carrying it all the nicer. I don't have to keep a grand organizational scheme; I write and then sort it out later. Sharpie Pen doesn't bleed or show-through. Cover is unmarked (apart from a small bit of embassed text on the back). The cover is pretty durable, but not nearly as rugged as the Field Notes' cover.3) Rhodia Pocket Notebook - I wanted to like these but the size is slightly too small. The cover is plain paper. And, althoguh some disagree, the paper quality was the worst. I had slight show-through from my Sharpie Pen but not bleeding. I don't have much else to say about this one since I've used it so little.