First sentences from new books, Feb. 5

'The Flame Alphabet,' by Ben Marcus: review Roberto Ontiveros The Flame Alphabet By Ben Marcus (Knopf; 289 pages; $25.95) Despite that sticks and stones song, everyone knows that words are the real killer. In "The Flame Alphabet," his third novel, Ben Marcus, an unabashed...

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