This bookshelf is fairly sturdy and as a single person I was able to assemble it alone, it just took a while (~2 hours). However it's WILDLY more red in person than in the photos. Meaning it does not match any of my more neutrally dark brown furniture. I think I'm going to have to use woodgrain contact paper to redo the whole thing, which is just as well; the insides of the vertical walls each have several obvious 1-inch circular holes where the cams used to build it went in. It's not an attractive piece from the side, even with items set on the shelves, and no stickers were provided to cover those holes, you can see the silver cams in each. I also have baseboards that make the bookcase stand half an inch away from the wall, and you can clearly see the bright silver screws provided to secure the backing. Not a high-quality piece, but you get what you pay for.