We purchased two of the bookcases. The first one tool a little longer to put together  as the instructions were not the best. We got it together and the second one went much faster. They are fairly strong bookcases. It is very necessary to make use of the items to secure the bookcases to the wall. They are tall and if books were not loaded properly the thing could tip over. I feel also the the screws that show on the sides of the bookcases should have some tyupe of a cover to hide the top of the screws that shows all up and down the sides of the bookcases . It would look better to have a cover over the screw heads that match the color of the bookcase.