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4.5
I love the Parker Jotter and take it everywhere with me. But I wanted something more that could compliment that level of intimacy and personal finesse of thinking that one brings to their own writing sessions, and the Sonnet does just that. When I sit down to collect my thoughts for journaling, short stories, poetic compilations, or whatever writing comes to mind, I want to sit down at a comfortable seat, in a properly lit room, with quiet and time to write, and this pen mirrors that feel and brings it to the writing experience.From the texture of the lacquer, to the solidness of the heft, the silent shifting lock of the twist (not a click, but is very very nice), to the overall balance of the weight, this is a complete and beautiful pen. I especially love the thickness which is perfect IMO. It has a slenderness to it, but not at all slim. It's just that right thickness where you're not muscling to grapple it, but not slim enough where you require effort to grip it. If you're tired of thick pens, but don't prefer slim ones and feel you are looking for that right width, the Parker Sonnet hit it right on the mark if you ask me. There's a resting yet assured ease to holding the Sonnet knowing that this can easily handle those long writing sessions.Beautiful. I really like the Quinkflow ink it comes with, but I put the Schmidt Easyflow 9000 M in it, and It is just right IMO. There's many other inks out there to experiment with, which provides the Sonnet with that versatility shared by the Jotter. I feel complete when it comes to my writing tools, having the Jotter and especially now the Sonnet. Beautiful. I love it.
