For the money it is a good looking and functional way to display items on shelves but read the product description carefully. 11.5 pounds maximum load capacity for each shelf will not allow you to put books on it, or at least not very many. I weighed my books and 11.5 pounds is about 5-7 good-sized books. I would not call this a bookshelf by any means. Also, the Allen Wrench that came with it is a very, very soft metal so please don't try to tighten the bolts too much. My wrench became unusable because I stripped the angles off the wrench. Thankfully I have a collection of old wrenches and found one that fit. I also found that I needed a hand putting it together, just to help hold things in place while I put in a few bolts and screws. I might have been able to to it myself but you'll be grateful for a second pair of hands at a few key points. Good enough but I now have more books to put... somewhere else. Decent shelving, for the money.