THE BROKEN PEOPLE FROM GOD'S LAND
by Tim Gurung, Amazon Kindle
I bought
this book because the author posted on social media that it had just scored an
overall Amazon 1 ranking, literally out of the blue with just 5 feedbacks. I
had to read this. I had to find out how an average Indie author managed to ace
it with such ease. I’m sorry to say that it is bad news on all fronts.
The story
sets out describing an idyllic place in a valley by a river with cute little
houses “the areas such as kitchen, living and sleeping areas were delineated by
a simple curtain hanged on a single string” and “goats provided the necessary
intake of milk.....”
“Some young
girls were washing clothes at the riverbank, the occasional sounds of domestic
dog, cat, and rooster were heard here and there, and the gust of wind walloping
down from the great mountain was the only disturbance that the place had to
endure for now.”
Then out of
nowhere, a group of five appears “their attires were heavy, showing no
differences between men and women’s clothing, which radiated sophistication and
hence respect.”
Ever so
slowly the intruders take over until “The hierarchical position at God’s lands
had been reversed, the original masters were dethroned by the outsiders and it
was at their mercy the former masters had to live now.”
I tuned out
soon after. This book sounds like a bible story for children, translated by a pedantic accountant. To be brutally honest: by whatever mysterious constellation of the
Amazon star rankings – this book never, ever merited bestseller status – even if
it was for just one day. I will follow up with a deeper look into how it is possible that books like this one can sneak their way into the Amazon No 1 bestseller list.
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