The bookcase itself looks very nice. Quite easy to put together except for the back panels. You have to hammer the back boards on using the enclosed pin nails and tiny grips to hold the panels together but if you don't hammer the nail directly into the thin strip of wood at the back it goes through to the inside and splits the wood as it is only a thin piece of board. The shelves aren't tall enough to take large books but if you just want a bookcase for paperback size books then this is perfect.