I am around 205lbs and 5 feet 11 inches. The chair is ridiculously easy to assemble. It feels pretty sturdy. If you just want a chair for the living room for guests to come in and watch TV with you... no reason to spend tons of money on that. However, the reason it gets only 3 stars from me is that it essentially has 2 recline positions: sitting normally with your legs up and lying almost flat on your back. There is no in-between recline. I blame myself for not doing enough research on that. But it's a fine chair provided you're not too tall, not too heavy, and don't want more reclining options.