Leah Murphy

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Leah’s Notes & Highlights

Circling the Sun by Paula McLain

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Mwanzo is the word in Swahili for “beginnings.” But sometimes everything has to end first and the bottom drop out and every light fizzle and die before a proper beginning can come along.

This quote sums up the basis of this novel perfectly.

Leah’s Quotes

“Have you ever noticed how ‘What the hell’ is always the right decision to make?”
― Terry Johnson, Insignificance

tags: humor, misattributed-to-marilyn-monroe, philosophy

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The Book Nook — 68 members — last activity Oct 23, 2024 10:03AM
A private book group for people who love to read and discuss books. If you love books, like to share and talk about books in a smaller more friendly g ...more

Book-a-book of the Month Club — 175 members — last activity Aug 04, 2023 05:38AM
Basic book club setup: Each month a new book and each month we will discuss the previous month's book. Discussions will likely contain SPOILERS! Fun ...more

Chicks On Lit — 5179 members — last activity Aug 30, 2026 02:00PM
(Est. Feb 14, 2008) More than a reading group of women but a place for honest, respectful, intelligent conversations led by adult women. Discussions a ...more

Book Club 49 — 3 members — last activity Dec 10, 2017 05:51PM
Nothing is assigned and nothing is required!

Livingston Book Club — 1 member — last activity May 21, 2015 09:14PM
A live book club just starting out in Livingston, MT. If you are interested in meeting up and discussing a good variety of books (along with the neces ...more

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