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I don't get the vibe that the owner of this is really a book lover, as it lacks several practical considerations:

First, as was mentioned previously, how does one find a book? How do you reach the ones that are too high up (I wouldn't climb that thing!), there isn't a ladder system anywhere.

Second, the books appear difficult to remove from the shelf (note the lip and limited headroom), it appears that one must lift them out on an angle to remove them. This wouldn't be necessary if there was a wall behind the books, but since there isn't, they had to put limited headroom on each shelf to prevent the books from being knocked backwards to their demise. By the way, does the interior of this look very inviting to you (coming from a book-lover)? All I can picture is soreness and splinters.

Finally aesthetics. The bare wood doesn't fit here, it looks like a pile of 2x4's. This demands to be made of iron or at least painted black. It just doesn't look right next to the crown molding, recessed ceilings, and iron railings. This would be more at home in a very modern home.

Overall I think it's very creative and interesting but it appears to have been built for somebody who likes looking at books rather than reading them. This structure begs to be in a more modern environment if you ask me.