This bookcase is a great piece. It is very sturdy and made of real wood. It was the right height for a room with an angled ceiling. The only thing that I did not like about this book case is that some of the shelves are supported by a small bit of wood beneath the shelf and so you have to find a smaller book to put in there because you lose about a 1/2 inch of space. But the real wood and sturdiness make up for that minor inconvenience.