We bought this bookcase for the garage actually, so that we would have a place to put our boots and shoes.  We love it for that purpose!  It is very sturdy and tall and holds lots of shoes.  Can't beat the price either.  The reason for the 3 stars though, is because the backing on it is so cheap that if it was in a study or somewhere else in my house I would not like it for that reason.  The rest of it is great  though and especially for what we are using it for.