LibraryThing/GoodReads Reflection

My home page: LibraryThing

http://www.librarything.com/home/chrish-ivytech

Books I am currently reading: GoodReads

http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/6709345-christina?shelf=currently-reading

I could not decide between LibraryThing and GoodReads,

so I decided to do both.

I found GoodReads more user friendly.

I had the chance to rate numerous recommendations.

I felt more comfortable adding books

I had read on GoodReads but did not own.

I felt as if I needed to own the books 

I added in LibraryThing

and I do not own a big collection of books.

I did like adding a review for my books.

I never really felt qualified to review a book 

before doing these.

It was fun telling someone why I liked a book.

I was uncomfortable saying that I disliked

something about a book.

I was very disappointed when my posting

to a discussion board on LibraryThing

resulted in someone telling me

I had used the wrong word tense.

No one else has posted to that discussion board

since I reported on this a few weeks ago

and I had been hoping to get a couple more replies.

Books were relatively easy to add to both sites.

I never added a book that was not already in the websites. 

If I worked in the library 

I think I would feel more comfortable using LibraryThing.

As of now, I feel somewhat like an outsider.

I will keep both of my memberships

but I am not sure how often I will be updating my books.

I have a feeling I will still check GoodReads

whenever I decide to buy a book 

to add it to my "Currently Reading" list.