There's a lot of good to be said about the notebook, and Moleskine deserve credit for reviving this design which had nearly disappeared.  The hard cover. . . the elastic band. . .  the cloth bookmark. . .  the ivory paper. . .  the rounded corners. . .  It's all good.  I might quibble that the ruled lines are spaced a bit narrowly for my handwriting.  It's good with a EF nib pen, and it fits a few more lines on each page, but it's a wee bit cramped compared with my normal handwriting.