Review on A5 Dotted Notebook 3-Pack - 5.5X8.25 Dot Grid Paper Bullet Notes Journaling, 120 Sheets/240 Pages - Black/White/Kraft Brown Covers by Jose Isaacs

I am very happy with the paper and binding quality of these dot grid babies. I love dot grid for the ease of drawing up diagrams or partitioning up the page for a more visual formatting of my notes. I find conventional row-by-row notes to be very hard to take in at a glance. Also, ideas don't come in rows. The complex relationships between ideas call for a more freewheeling format. Yet I'm also a little compulsive about a neat appearance of my notes. Enter the dot grid!Now within the dot grid notepad universe, the most prominent offerer may be, in my very personal experience, Rhodia. But Rhodia can be pricy and the thickness of the pads don't always suit the specific needs I have for some work projects. So I ordered this pack of three to try it out and I'm very happy with the details.Writing on the paper is very smooth with ballpen or fountain ink. No smudging or see through. This paper quality, coupled with the neat thinness that allow for a full open-up, means that both sides of the sheets can be written on. For various reasons, it's not the case with many other notebooks.