This bookshelf holds almost all of my books (double stacked).  I will say if you (like me) also have enough books that you have to double stack them on each shelf, it's not the deepest shelf, so you might be better off getting a book case with a deeper shelf.  That said, the height adds lots of room for all my books!  The color is lovely, and the shelves are very sturdy.  The back is a bit flimsy but once my books are on I don't even notice.  It survived a cross-country trek from Boston to Minneapolis in the back of a moving van too, so I'd say this is a hardy choice.  My only warning is that I assembled this alone, and it took about five hours of work to get it put together and placed where I wanted.  I'm fairly handy when it comes to self-assembly, but the instructions are not very clear for those who might be concerned about that.  Otherwise, this is a great bookshelf!