Rating: 3.5* of five

The Publisher Says: After a vicious fight with her boyfriend followed by a night of heavy partying, college freshman Amanda Greene wakes up in her dorm room to find things are not the same as they were yesterday. She can't quite put her finger on it. She's sharing her room with a peculiar stranger. Amanda discovers she's registered for classes she would never choose with people that are oddly familiar. An ominous shadow is stalking her. Uncomfortable memories are bubbling dangerously close to her fracturing world, propelling her to an inevitable collision between fantasy and reality. Is this the mother of all hangovers or is something bigger happening?

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My Review: More of an eerie, unsettling read than a horror novella, the point of the tale is to recognize how little we actually pay attention to our busy existence...our one and only life doesn't get our full attenention very often. Which of course leaves a lot of room for unexpected events to catch up, or just plain catch, us. There is a lot going on in this short span. It's not always an avantage to be quite this concise as details can feel more like clutter when they simply accumulate but aren't made integral to the central storyline.

Fans of time-travel tales and aficionados of past-life fiction are strongly encouraged to give this one-sitting novella a whirl. ( )

The History Major was an interesting read. It definitely was not what I expected. When Amanda wakes up from a bender, after a huge fight the night before with her boyfriend, things are not how they should be. This leads the reader to wonder...Alien abduction? Did she travel to another dimension? The reason I mention the latter is because things in her world are the same, but not the same.

So, I can't go into detail here because it would give the whole story away. I will say that the story definitely keeps you reading, and being a novella, it doesn't take long to get through it. The book has a message contained in its short pages, and it even ties in some history and an occurrence not unlike some recent current events.

I wouldn't necessarily classify this as horror, but it is eerie enough to feel a few chills on the back of your neck.

(I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review) ( )

I received a copy of this novel for an honest review.

This was a quick read and a good read with a twist that kept you wondering. I felt as if I was reading an episode of the Twilight Zone.

It wasn't without some faults, but it was a solid book that I would recommend to others. ( )

It’s the beginning of a new school year. Amanda Green is rooming with friends. However, the night before classes are to start, Amanda has a heated argument with her boyfriend; his demands seem completely out-of-line. She crosses to the other side of the local watering hole and commences to tie one on.

The next morning she has a monster of a headache, and there is a strange female in her room who is insisting that she is late for class and that they are roommates. In addition, something menacing is hanging around, just outside her peripheral vision.

By the time Amanda gets it together enough to head for class, she’s not only late, but there seems to be a mix-up in her schedule. She would never, ever take a history course. Receiving no help from the college, she goes to class.

Things there are just a little weird. It seems the entire student body is taking the class. The professor is a wacko, that weird vision is beating on the closed doors, and the only person who seems to notice her is the guy in the next seat, Nick Fortune.

This is an odd little story that is compulsively readable. I had had to know what the heck was going on, yet in my wildest dreams, I hadn’t thought of the answer that Cash provides. I wish I could talk more about the ending, but no spoilers allowed.

I give The History Major 4 out of 5 stars. It gets knocked down a star for the format; that line space between each paragraph is not necessary and drove me nuts. ( )

Once again i must say that altho this book is out of my realm of subjects i'd pick, i loved the History Major as well as the author and his others. A quick read, i think you may find yourself as confused as the main character until it all ties together as time progresses. Cash has no qualms about taking topics that are out there and making them as real, as possible ,as the sun rising and setting. I can NOT stress enough how much i enjoy his writing.
The thing about this book ( stop reading if you want no hints ) is that in college i DID have dreams where i was constantly lost or was going to class in pajamas.....an ongoing anxiety dream i know but who knows....
" WHEN WE SLEEP, the lines of judgement between fact and fantasy become blurred, which leads to the amazing inventions of imagination." ( )