These are great, inexpensive notebooks. Everything about these is great, given that they use Tomoe River Paper. I especially cannot state how much I love the off-white colour of the paper. It leans a little towards white-yellow, and it looks classy, sophisticated, and timeless. However, in the A5 size, they look a bit wonky, proportion-wise. What I mean is that for the notebook's length and height, the 32 sheets of paper make it extremely thin. It looks less like a notebook and more like a thick magazine. However, this doesn't affect the writing, and I'm sure it would look perfect in one of the smaller sizes they sell. I'm eyeing the traveller's notebook size right now. The only thing keeping me from buying another is just that I'm waiting for my next big order so I can throw it in with the rest of the stuff I'm getting.

Exactly what I ordered, well packaged, and delivered promptly.

I do enjoy the paper.

Goulet Pen Tomoe River paper in dot grid is my favorite fountain pen friendly paper. I am never without as I keep a small reserve on hand. The A5 size is a daily companion.

This notebook is perfect! No bleeding or feathering!

This paper has been a great time, smooth, shows colors great.

Instant favorite!
From the first pinstrokes I knew that this was the paper I was going to use from here on out. Significantly thinner than 80 GSM but no ghosting or any of those issues.

great paper

I'm a repeat buyer on the Goulet A5 notebook. The paper is wonderful with my fountain pens and rollerballs. I place them in a One-Star Leather Goods cover and it goes with me everywhere. For anyone interested/needing a medium page count QUALITY notebook I recommend these.

what it is; worse that the light Goulet TR notebook. Sucks ink, heavies line weights, and scratches. I expected a difference but it's the reverse of what I expected. It's usable, just not a 5 star paper. Nibs tried: , , , , , , , <1.1>, and <1.5>, five pen brands, ten pens, and six ink brands.

like most pen junkies i'm very picky about my paper and this is great

Over years I developed a note taking habit of only writing notes on the right hand side of my notebooks - I used to have a different color notebook for each client - because of the bleed through or ghosting I got from the fountain pens and roller balls I used. I loved bold pens, and most notebook papers do not. Some rollerballs are the worst for this - my Montblanc LeGrand rollerball bled through worse than any fountain pen. I used the left side to scribble post-meeting notes thinking about my notes, usually in pencil. Years of habits, right left page rules.

But this Tomoe River paper at 68gsm... I got 52gsm and a 68gsm notebooks in a couple sizes, and tested. The results... well, I even brought some pens out of retirement to test, and NOTHING really bleeds through the 68gsm. A tad of ghosting with the wettest pens, but even that was minimal. The performance was enough to make me think about whether I should change the right page only note taking habit... but decided that what I'll change is that my post-meeting notes won't always have to be in pencil!

I tried the 52gsm paper notebooks and if I didn't have a serious thing for broad wet pens and fat rollerball lines, that would have been fine. Many of my more sedate line fountain pens, no ghosting on 52gsm, but my bold faves - Namiki Vanishing Point in bold, for example - just overwhelmed the 52gsm. On the 65gsm, fine. So, this here, this is the stuff!

I also really like the low page count in the Goulet notebooks. I always felt horribly guilty when I finished up with a client and 3/4 of the notebook was still blank. (The notebook per client was a way to keep my brains straight across a lot of clients, and some I worked with for 10 years or more.)

Now, if I could get four or five different color covers in the dot grid, I'd be in fat nib shimmer-ink and gushy rollerball heaven.

Overall, wonderful value for a quality, compact, thin little notebook. I wish there were a handful more pages, and that the cover came in one or two other neutral colors.

This journal is astoundingly light! The paper really does allow my fountain pen inks to shine, though I was initially turned off by the amount of shadowing I saw. I write on every page, front and back, and some of my inks are quite dark. I was impressed that I never saw any significant bleed through (the only time I saw it was when I was deeply coloring a section of a page with layers of marker- never on ordinary writing, despite juicy pens!)
The size and thickness of this journal took some getting used to, since I came from using an 8x8 book. I like the cover and how sturdy it is- I haven't had any tearing issues, and it has yet to fray on the edges, despite being toted around town on all the errands and being thrown around in the car, shopping cart, and house. I so desperately wish it were some other color than brown! It's nice enough, but if I wanted to decorate the cover, it's hard to coordinate with brown!
The paper is nice, if a bit thinner than I'm used to- though my pens glide across it like silk! Washi tape doesn't always peel off it nicely. I hesitate to try any of my Noodler's inks on this paper, since those always seem to bleed through every type of paper.
I would wish for just a few more pages to be able to fit the occasional 6-week month, or a few spare pages for mistakes, or for odd lists and such- I feel a little anxious using this for a whole month, because I have ZERO pages to spare- hope I don't mess up!

The paper is terrific for smoth writing, the binding allows it to lay mostly flat. Perfect size for my anorak pocket!

I was introduced to this product in a stationery sampler and now use it anywhere I can. Great paper / simple cover combination. Highly recommend!

I have many (too, too many, my wife says) notebooks, and this is the best one. It lies completely flat. I can write on the page on the right side and the page on the left side, and both are flat on my desk. Using it is just the best experience. Plus it is Tomoe River paper with a dot grid.Now if Goulet could get this in Seyes ruled paper, it would be the most perfect notebook possible. Just a suggestion.

Really high quality notebook with a durable outer cover and fantastic high quality paper. This is a great deal. The only way it could be better would be if it was bound with string instead of staples, which would stand up better to frequent page turns. But I assume that would make it more expensive, so never mind it's perfect as it is. I love notebooks that are super slim like this, you can put it in any bag and is has the magic ability to take up seemingly zero space. This seems slimmer and more durable than my similarly sized Rhodia notebooks.

Great paper, works great for fountain pens and inks

Put together well. I doubt you'll regret your purchase.

Great quality paper for a great price.

This is secretly the best notebook that money can buy for a fountain pen. Just read the description to learn why. Seriously, dont buy these because I want them all.

I have been using these notebooks as a to do notebook for the lab. I jot down quick notes at faculty meetings or on the things that need to be done and for some thing outcomes. Inks to not bleed through and the thickish paper ghost resistant. it is a convenient size and I like the fact that it lies flat and its easy to use the entire page with no real binding other than the staples. it is relatively thin and it is thus easy to write in all the way down to the bottom of the page. The dots are useful for making tables etc. The ink color look true. Some people complain about the cover, but I find it fine. I tend to use it mostly at my desk or on a lapboard. Keep It in production.

It would be much nicer if it had more pages. This size is almost too thin (#pages) for anything but limited use. Maybe one subjec for a week?

This was exactly what I needed. The paper is smooth and so thin for how well it doesn't bleed through. Will be getting more as this has become my everyday notebook

Great light/flexible/thin notebook that fits very well in your backpack or messenger bag. I use it for sketching with extra fine, fine, Omniflex nib - Noodler's Heart of Darkness ink and no bleed through. Highly recommended for sketchers out there.

Great paper in a very useable size.

Nice book, easy writing.

The only time I got any feathering at all was slightly overfilling my pen. Even when it did, it was only one letter that feathered. Wonderful little notebook, I will be buying more

Quality A5 notebook with good binding. It lays flat and holds enough for use as a commonplace book! Definitely recommend if you want to try 68 gsm TRP or a slim book.