I have been pleasantly surprised with this notebook, the paper is not heavy or thick but it's incredibly beautiful. Now when I say beautiful I'm not talking about how it looks, (which is fine btw), but on it handles fountain pens. I only use a fine or stub nib and so far I've found the paper wonderful the ink rather than soaking through and feathering (spreading out), it just dries, it shows you the exact line thickness you want and in my case a very thin line. Now I have recently tried a medium nib and yet again it just dries, but on the reverse side you can clearly see the words or picture you may of drawn, but still there is no feathering. Now as for my recommendation, I would highly suggest you purchase this notebook (while stock last) that is, as I will be buying lots more, I have already bought a few more...