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I’m always open to reading. I also believe in supporting my friends in a good cause. Opening up minds to new ideas is always a good cause. So here I go. Sign me up for the No Ruts Reading Challenge. Because as Ellen Glasgow wrote, “The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.”

The No Ruts Reading Challenge

===Copied from Deperado Penguin===
The rules are simple:

Challenge runs from June 1 to September 1, 2010. Feel free to join in any time.

Bronze Level – Read two fiction books: one by an author you’ve never tried before, and one from a genre you’ve never tried before.

Silver Level – Bronze challenge PLUS read a book you weren’t planning to read because someone has given a bad review to. “Someone” can be a friend, a newspaper, a blogger, or a reviewer on a book website. If you read a review that made you think twice about reading the book, and you read the book anyway … it counts.

Gold Level – Bronze and silver challenges PLUS read a book by someone whose viewpoint/fundamental premise you disagree with. For examples: If you’re a Democrat, read some Ann Coulter. Subject does not have to be controversial, book can be any genre. If you think poetry should rhyme and read something by T.S. Eliot … it counts. If you think graphic novels are moronic – get someone in a bookstore to recommend one and read it.

You can include books you read for other challenges, books of any length – no rules other than those stated above.

If you’d like to join in, please go ahead and grab the graphic above, which was graciously designed for the challenge by the very talented Cindy at Media Medley. (Hey! That’s me!)
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Note! If you want to sign up for the challenge through the McLinky in Desperado Penguin’s blog, you’ll FIRST need to write a post in your blog (sort of like this post) stating your intent.
Then visit the No Ruts Reading Challenge.
Click the McLinky link to sign up and add your blog post.

Later, when you’ve written a review of a book in your blog, you’ll want to visit the No Ruts Reading Challenge = REVIEWS and post your link to your written review. Do visit this page each time you write a review and add a link to the new post in your blog.

Have fun and get out of your rut! Join the No Ruts Reading Challenge this summer!

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