LEUCHTTURM1917 - Notebook Hardcover Medium A5-251 Numbered Pages for Writing and Journaling (Black, Plain)

I've been using this journal over a year now, and really love it. It still looks awesome on the outside... and on the inside, well, there you'd find my private thoughts and artwork. I use this notebook exclusively with fountain pen inks... a variety of inks. Usually there's no bleed through. Occasionally there is. As an artist, my challenge is to make the bleed through situations into something beautiful. I find that to be a lot of fun... so am staying positive and not complaining. This is a great notebook for writing in. There's an index of several pages at the beginning, and the pages are numbered, so it is perfect for use as a bullet journal or writer's journal, or whatever you like. The pages seem kind of thin, but still good quality. I have other bullet journals with thicker pages. But it is what it is and either you like it for what it is or you don't. I would not hesitate to buy another journal like this one, when this is full. However - if I was to do it again, I wouldn't limit myself just to fountain pen ink in this journal. Probably there are other pens that would be better for this one, like the Staedtler Triplus Fineliner Pens which are bright and beautiful and will not bleed through. (I just tried them on my pen check page at the back of the notebook, and they are perfect for this thickness and quality of paper. The cover of my Leuchtturm 1917 is hardcover, and the color is pink... what they call berry. It is so pretty. I'm glad I bought this one. It comes with the elastic, as pictured, and there's a nice sturdy pocket on the inside back cover. I've found it very handy for smaller items I pick up during my travels. The endpapers are white... a sort of creamy white. Everything about this notebook journal speaks quality. I've used this as a travel journal, for recording quotes, and as a memoir journal, using a prompt book. I'm not using it for my daily observations of life, though it could be that type of journal if need be. I do a lot of ink painting in this journal. I use the same inks I put into my fountain pens - Noodlers Inks in a variety of colors, and De Atramentis® Document Ink . I've also used the Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pens in this journal. It does well with all, but as you can imagine, if I put on the ink too thickly there's that risk of bleed through... so I've learned how much to use, and how much I can get away with layering it before the ink goes through the paper. It is a learning process. Recently I used a pen with a medium nib, and that bled through. Not good... and usually I use the extra-fine nibs which are better for preventing bleed through. Not a problem though - I turned the page and used the bleed-through page to create a bit of art using fountain pen ink applied by water brushes. I like the way it turned out even with the bleed through - it became part of the art. So, if you're looking for a good quality notebook with thin paper... numbered, with an index and pocket, this could be the right journal for you. I recommend it. I like all the colors, especially the berry pink which is so, so pretty. No complaints from me.

Like a lot of other people on here, I've been using Moleskine notebooks of different sizes for many years. But I saw someone talk about these and I was wanting to try something different. These notebooks are very nice and offer the same quality as the Moleskine alternatives. Beyond that, when you compare prices for comparably size notebooks, the Leuchtturm1917 seems to offer a lot of value for the money considering how many pages you get. I like the color options of these notebooks. I'm a photographer, writer and content maker, and I like to use different color books for each thing I write about whether it's content creation ideas, story/book ideas and details, personal thoughts or whatever. Right now, I've got six of these in all different colors. Hopefully the colors will be around for a while so I can keep up a consistent theme. I like that the pages are numbered and that the paper is acid free, so there's more longevity to the pages if I hang onto the books for a while. There's a bit of bleed through with my favorite Pilot G2 pens, but not much. I was using fine point Sharpie pens, but there's much more bleedthrough with those. I like the Pilot pens much better for writing in these. You get a few perforated pages that you can tear out. Maybe those are for a grocery list or handing off a list to someone else, but I really don't use those pages. Overall, I like these notebooks a lot and plan on stacking up some more to use down the road. They offer great bang for the buck with quality on par with the best.

I've been using MOLESKINE books for about 15 years now, and the LEUCHTTURM1917 books are nearly identical to MOLESKINE brand books. If you are used to using those, you will find these to be a comparable value. One thing I did like about the LEUCHTTURM books is they have more pages, or at least the ones I bought were easier to find with more pages than MOLESKINE. THe paper is good archival quality, and using my standard assortment of pens from a generic Pilot G2 ballpoint to fine nib fountain pens with custom ink, the paper is smooth and easy to write on, and I have not noticed any significant bleeding. Overall I'm satisfied with the quality of the book, but I would say I guess that maybe they could do something to set this brand apart from the better known competitors. There are too many of these brands all doing the same thing these days.

I was tired of all my notebooks falling apart before I could finish writing in all the pages. This one is one of the best I have ever used. The index and numbered pages, the elastic and the ribbon are all wonderful, but best of all it is truly sturdy. A pleasure to use. I would order many more of these, and I am thinking of giving them as gifts in the future.

I've been using this style of notebook for my bullet journal for YEARS. The dots give structure without the rigidity of the lined journals, if I flip it horizontally I have the same space as a full sheet of paper, and there's very little, if any, bleed from normal pen and highlighter use. The only time I really see any bleed is if I'm basically coloring with highlighters or using a super heavy ink (like with a fountain pen) but even then its minimal. There's some ghosting but not a ton, not like Moleskine. The pre-printed index is nice for keeping track of everything, I use both bookmarks to mark months and days, and the pocket in the back is nice for papers or cards (although I usually just tuck them in the pages). Really nice, dependable journal, will prolly continue to use this brand and style for years to come

Good quality cover and thick paper but I notice some shadowing when using gel inks. Use it for daily journal. Could use margins and I find the multi language stuff a bit distracting. Paper is really good aside from the shadowing and I appreciate the nice ribbons. Color of the cover is very vibrant. Would buy again.

I've been bullet journaling for about a year now, but until a few weeks ago I've been using a faux Midori system with cheap lined notebooks. I decided to upgrade for 2016 and I'm so pleased to have picked this book. The pages are thick enough that almost nothing bleeds through to the other side. There is a bit of ghosting when I use a dark pen color, but it's not enough to be distracting. Because my style of journaling leans towards art journaling, I end up gluing a lot of daily ephemera to my pages as well as using watercolors on my pages. This notebook can handle the abuse. It's not watercolor paper so there's some warping, but not nearly as much as I've seen in cheaper books. The reason I opted for a Leuchtturm was because it's designed to perfectly compliment the BuJo system. The grid paper lends itself to drawing in calendars, dividing the pages into smaller sections, and making check boxes for my to do lists. Of course, any quad ruled notebook can do that. What convinced me to spend a few extra dollars on this book were the pre numbered pages and included index. Those features are key to using a BuJo successfully and having them already incorporated into the book gave it added value to me. The two included bookmarks, storage pocket on the back cover, and how it opens perfectly flat no matter what page I open it to are just the cherry on top. If there are any cons to buying a Leuchtturm, it can only be the price. I know that I can buy any number of notebooks that cost significantly less than this one. But the quality is good enough to justify purchasing more of these in the future. A Leuchtturm notebook is still significantly cheaper than some of the dedicated planners on the market and, depending on your planning style, can last just as long. I would highly recommend this product to anyone who spends a lot of time writing analog notes for any project. I think it would make a particularly good travel journal due to the hard cover and elastic band that holds everything in place. Despite the way it's bound, mine doesn't have any trouble expanding to allow me to glue in business cards, mark the page edges with washi tape, and use numerous sticky notes and page flags on every page. I could see someone filling one with watercolor scenery sketches, photos, and postcards from a trip. And, of course, if you use the bullet journaling system, you can't go wrong with this book.

I bought this journal after some buzzfeed article about bullet journals sucked me in, I've always enjoyed notebooks, pens, and stationary items. I saw the article a while ago and only recently decided to purchase one. It's my first year teaching and there's a lot to keep up with. I noticed a lot of reviews referenced some spots on the notebook, mine didn't have any spots and was wrapped in a nice clear wrapper. It was really sturdy, it feels like it's made out of really thick cardboard with a faux leather feeling coating. I really love how vivid the color is (lemon yellow). It came with several stickers for the cover and spine (supposedly for archiving) I used one on the cover for my name. It also have a packet in the back that fits a small 7 inch ruler. Two different ribbon bookmarks. Another review said that the pages were thin. The pages didn't feel any thinner than most nice grade notebook paper (like mead). I uploaded a picture of my future log that is filled with several paint brushed colors ( Tombow Dual Brush Pen Art Markers, Bright, 10-Pack in the next page you can see ghosting or shadows, but it doesn't ruin it at all. You can definitely use both sides. I also added a picture of my pen log with includes a gold Painters opaque paint marker which didn't bleed through the only one that I wouldn't use is the Sharpie Ultra fine point which did the most shadowing. I also used water color in the book to paint my months and there was minimal wrinkling and nothing on the other side of the page. Over all I really like this notebook the size is great, it's sturdy, the pages are well sewn in, there are a lot of pages, and the paper quality is good. The only draw backs would be if you like using sharpies then you may have some trouble with this journal. But all other pens including my fountain pen will hold up well with all sheet usable.