I really like this deskbookcase combo. The shelves hold a lot, the work surface is large, and it feels very stable. The instructions say it takes two people to put it together, but I did it by myself. (Im 68 and female.) I think they thought youd need one person to hold up the desktop while a second person screwed on the front leg. But I just put some books under it and had no trouble. The only con was that it was difficult to get one of the screws in the brace. The location of the hole seemed to be off.  Overall, I highly recommend this desk.