I needed a small bookshelf to hold the overflow from my larger one. I had only a small space between a window and closet in my office, and this fits perfect. Plus it's super fast to put together. The reason I gave it 4 stars is that it was packaged to that the one non-attached shelf (the rest come attached) tied to the outside of the packaging for the main bookcase...and I couldn't see it under the foam wrap to know...so when I took it out of the box and stood it up to remove the foam wrap, the shelf fell straight down onto my foot. With better securing of the shelf, I would have given it 5 stars.