Too, I am like Tom in his review above. I received a red pocket Habana and a large black Havana. At first I couldn’t bring myself to write on the sumptuous pages, but once I finally broke down and started using the red Habana pocket notebook, I was instantly in love. The little red book has gone with me nearly everywhere I go.

At that time I had still not yet experienced the New Rhodia Webnotebook (lrg), as I had inadvertently acquired a stack of the older 80 gsm paper books that have to be filled with words before moving to the newer 90 gsm books. I had heard that once one experienced the 90 gsm paper it would be impossible to go back to the 80. I started using the Webbies as my “Morning Pages” and still have three to got before the stack of nine are used up. (I’m currently on page 177 of 192 before starting the next one.) There is one of the new 90 gsm books waiting it’s turn on the shelf.

After having brought myself to use the pocket Habana, I began to think maybe this book ought to be my morning pages. The pages of the Habana are similar to the Webbie, but the size of the Habana is a larger page format. The Webbie is about 5 1/2 X 8 1/4″ while the Habana is 6 X 9″. Doesn’t seem like that much difference when you look at the measurements, but the Habana has a wider line width for writing those big cursive letters some of us older writers like as our eyesight isn’t what it once was. Two other significant details are the Habana (available in four colors) has the bright white paper and a more flexible cover where the Webbie pages are cream colored with a sturdy hard cover (Orange and Black only.) The cost of each of these books is the same in most locations.

Unless one is adamantly opposed to white paper the Habana is a valuable addition to anyone’s list of quality notebooks. As Tom Hall states above the Habana is quality at its best. From a personal perspective the only thing that would make it more luxurious would be real leather binding which in this reviewer’s perception is not necessary.

Thanks for the great review Tom.

Be warned. Manuscripts are like potato chips. Once you finish one, you’ll start another. And another. And you’ll need LOTS of Habanas so you can work on them wherever you are.