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In the very beginning of the book the author Joanne Harris puts the reader in the perspective of a woman named Juliette, who is currently of unknown gender, age and background. The first stage is set on an island just outside of the coast of France in what I believe to be the seventeenth- or eighteenth century. Just like so many other books Juliette retells past events, only she does it with a strange amount of details as though she was had a perfect memory. She starts with describing a troupe of entertainers as though she was a cognoscente. The entertainers spent the show on juggling, rope dancing and other activities of a similar fashion. As Juliette acts as a silent judge of their capabilities to perform, she begins to reveal bits and pieces of her past and her current situation. Though it is an adequate way to start, it is far to subtle as one (like me) may very well start skipping a few minor parts dew to the dragged out descriptions of clothing and performance. unfortunately these minor parts could be important parts, but you’ll never know and reading every word of the story simply wouldn’t be human. Oh, and don’t even try to remember all of the long unpronounsable french names, since plenty of them won’t ever occur again.

As I’m not meaning to bring the book down to much, I must mention that it’s great in how it early on sucks you into another exiting world. Every chapter drips of French feel and past culture. The title of the book will at first seem as cryptic as all the character names, but will be explained so try not to skip too much of the plain text. All in all Holy Fools is of to a good start!