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Unfortunately, the book was designed by someone with perhaps too much time on her hands, whose goal seems to have been to try out every typeface in her computer kit. The frantic result is like bad makeup, insulting to both the art and the text. The book's title, with its reference to the singing nun from The Sound of Music, has a cynically commercial cast--and think how long that song would have been if raindrops on roses had led off a list of 75. No wonder Sister Wendy's asides on the works reproduced here seem rushed. However, they're also vintage Sister Wendy and draw the reader in with piquant, personal observations. For Sister Wendy aficionados, the book's charm will far outweigh its editorial shortcomings. --Peggy Moorman
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