The directions are the worst I've ever seen and I've assembled a lot of furniture. The extremely poor and vague directions don't even accurately explain where to put the parts. I don't know if something changed recently or there are fake reviews on this product, but I am astounded to see reviews praising the assembly.

I could put it together by looking up an assembly video on youtube. The bookshelf itself is a good product. I am lowering my rating attempting to balance out the fake reviews.