Review on Sauder Beginnings 3-Shelf Bookcase: Highland Oak Finish - Organize your Space with Style by Kiesha Butler

Other reviewers say it's easy to put together. But that's not the case. Unfortunately it took me 7 months to try it, so I can't return it. At 31 pounds, it's tremendously heavy. Also difficult to assemble. It takes 24 nails to attach the back brace! TWENTY-FOUR nails! Made from chipboard (compressed sawdust). One hit with a screwdriver or hammer and this thing EXPLODES before you even put it together! And it does NOT come with its own tools! You will need a screwdriver, a hammer and a tape measure (to space the nails to the correct width). I'm not a carpenter! I had to prop it up on my bedside table to make progress, rotate it in different directions, and finally rotate it vertically to finish the frame. I saw the warning (DO NOT stand tall without your back buttoned!) until I did this. Once assembled it is VERY difficult to move (manual says a friend can help you). It doesn't fit many books. But it is WAY bigger than my return window and I had to DESTROY the box it came in just to get it. So I throw away this monstrous, ugly, impossible thing and order a METAL bookshelf that is three times lighter.