Linon Home Anna Collection Tall Narrow 5-Shelf Bookcase

DO NOT BUY THIS. It is very poor quality, and the manufacturer has VERY POOR customer service. Supposed to be two boxes, 1 for sides/back pieces, 1 for the shelves. But TWICE this shipped with only the side box. It took a month to get the other box, and had to call Linon about 12-15 times over a week or two before finally got them to answer their phone. Before that left a lot of messages on their answering machine since they never answer, but they never responded. Unfortunately, that is not the worst part. The worst part is that this bookcase is very cheaply made, VERY POOR quality for the price. The wood pieces don't line up, then the Cam Lock bolts that hold it together all broke. I never had that happen assembling furniture before. I guess if you don't want to use it to hold anything but just set it there against a wall to hold it, and only put a few decorations on it instead of books it would be all right. But the price is too high for the low quality and long time to get replacement parts. After seeing the poor quality, and over month of waiting, this is being returned. In all the mess with Linon, still Amazon Customer Service was EXCELLENT as usual.

I ordered this item against the advice of all the other reviewers. The only positive I have about this package and company is that I received the product three days earlier than slated. I only received one box, however. Shelves and drawer only. No sides, no screws. Nothing. So I emailed the company (Linon Home Decor) and received an email the next day stating that the parts i needed were not in stock and were not on backorder either. So, the shelf that completes my bathroom cannot be built or ordered again because they don't know if they will have all the parts. I do not advise anyone to buy this product.

Do not order this piece. It only came with the two side pieces. That is, there were no shelves and no drawer included. Also, the back of the case is folded cardboard. I got a refund from Amazon

Very nice!!Sturdy but a bit overpriced...Wish shelves were movable and the "distressed" looks more like paint was accidentally scratched off.

Difficult to put together...many piecesNo directions in the boxShelf backboard very cheap

There were no instructions. I have searched the internet and cannot locate assembly instructions, and it appears to be a consistent problem. I have sent Brookstone an email requesting instructions. One might think it could be figured out, and that possibility exists... BUT there are 40 large screws, 16 smaller ones, 7 bolt like things, (the odd number here concerns me) 2 teeny screws.. and one lonely screw. And more pegs than I am going to count.It has a crack in it and wood chipped off around the crack. I think I can cover up the chipped part with paint...or...I know I have some black finger nail polish somewhere around here.It is not the best quality, but it was not overly expensive so if I can put it together it might fit my needs.. for the price. But with the cost of the martinis required to get me thru the assembly part... We'll see.Flo

Sturdy and stylish, with fairly lucid directions for assembly. It's not fine furniture, but it's several steps above IKEA and a good choice for home office or studio.The unit is not solid black as pictured--it's got a rubbed finish with some touches of deep red showing through on the edge, quite nice.

My 86 year old mother has a huge collection of framed family photos and has never had a place to display more than a few at a time. SMom had the photos packed in boxes and if she was ever going to spend time with the subjects in the pictures, it had to be soon. I looked at many bookcases before deciding on this one. The shelves were larger than other bookcases in this price range and I liked the overall look. My husband put the bookcase together easily but said he had to be careful with the backing as it was a bit flimsy. That's to be expected since this is not a $2,000 bookcase. Once assembled, the bookcase is sturdy enough for our purposes (not sure about loading it with heavy books) and looks great. Really much nicer than I expected. My mother LOVED it and started pulling out storage boxes right away. She had all 5 shelves filled with photos in 1 day and was thrilled with the final result. All her picture frames look great on the black bookcase. Mom's recliner is directly across the room from the bookcase and she is thoroughly enjoying viewing the fruits of her labor. I highly recommend this bookcase for display purposes. I don't think you can get a better style for the price.