I admit it: I can be quite shallow and picky when it comes to Web design aesthetics. But in my defense, Goodreads is very poorly organized, and let’s face it — it’s kinda ugly, too.

The site is done in drab tannish shades, and what really frustrates me is that it’s designed in a way that makes it difficult to distinguish all the different sections of users’ pages. It does have strong points, however, particularly the social Web integration and the ability to connect with other users.

But I’m a sucker for visually pleasing, uncluttered Web design. So, I’ve been cheating on Goodreads with Bookwormr. But it hasn’t been a very satisfying affair. The site is relatively well organized, but it’s a bit too rudimentary, with no social Web features (a major drawback, as far as I’m concerned) and limited functionality for interacting with other users. The sad thing is Bookwormr is the best I could find on the Web at the moment — preferable, for example, to the likes of Connect Via Books, Revish, Library Thing and Shelfari.

I currently have high hopes for BookRabbit, which is gearing up to relaunch. The blog is downright pretty, and today there was a post giving a sneak peek at the site’s re-design. It looks promising enough for me to up and leave Goodreads. Heck, even BookRabbit’s Twitter page looks lovely.