Great desk.  I often have to work from home and I read and write a lot, so I need a lot of desk space.  This desk offers more than enough space for everything.  The wood, as others have noted, is compressed and made to look like real wood, but it's done well and you wouldn't notice unless you're up close.  

The desk assembly was pretty straightforward.  There were a couple of holes that almost didn't line up at the end, but my partner helped me push the desk together and we made it work.

Upshot: great desk, straightforward assembly!