Overall, I really love the bookcase. Rating it a 3 instead of higher because 1) it arrived really banged up and there are scratches on almost every surface (but I'd already moved out my old bookshelf so I really needed it in my office and the rustic wood makes it less noticable) and 2) the back panel was a P.I.T.A. to get on the cabinet. That part took almost as long as the entire rest of the build.