Open bookcase as diffuser?


I have a bookcase in the hallway and I was told by an internet buddy that the bookcase would work great as a diffuser if the bookcase had an open back? He did not elaborate(I don't think he knew why) and I am wondering why the bookcase needed an open back? If the bookcase is filled with books of different sizes and dimensions, why does the bookcase need to have an open back?

Does anyone use a bookcase this way?
matchstikman

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Listen to Tom, you don't want all the books spines standing out flush, but staggered instead. Needless to say glass doors would negate the whole idea.