Okay, so I took a peek at the different sites and here's what I have to say: Goodreads, Shelfari, and LitLovers were all a little too "social networky" for me. Honestly, reviewing books and having book discussions is a little too much like school for me--I know, that's a horrible thing to say. But seriously, I'm a lit major and right now I am reading things that I don't necessarily want to and I am being forced to analyze them and write about them. I don't really want to do that very same thing in my leisure time at this point. Plus, I'm not really into social networking sites in the first place. So none of these would be my choice.
LibraryThing looks really neat (although, it has a strange name). I like the idea of being able to catalog your own personal library. This is one that I would seriously consider signing up for.
I could see myself actually using AllReaders to track down a book with a forgotten author and title. That could really come in quite handy. So, despite the garish look of the site and not technically having to sign up for it (that I could tell), this is the one I have chosen. It's practical and has a real use.
As far as the Boulder Public Library's Goodreads goes, I thought it was pretty cool--although I couldn't view very much of it since I didn't have an account. From what I could tell it's more like a social network than a blog. As far as the question of our library having one goes, I'm not sure. I mean, we already have a facebook and a book blog, so isn't that the equivalent of having a Goodreads account? The more accounts we have, the less interesting they will become because someone around here has to keep adding to them.
Sorry, I'm not trying to sound pessimistic. I think that's all I have to say for now. Have a great day!
LibraryThing looks really neat (although, it has a strange name).
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