This novella felt very disjointed to me. There's so much potential here that could be developed into a full novel, instead of what felt like disjointed, hectic snapshots. The main chick, Amanda, I really didn't care for either.

This is a short little book and it didn't take me long to get through it! I was really on the edge of my seat and wanted to know what was going on! I think it's great the author could pack so much in to such a short story, however I was left wanting more and found the ending a bit silly!

An unexpected pleasure! Very disturbing and we'll written. It is better not to try too hard to figure this story out while reading and just enjoy the narrative.
It is a question of perception and reality and what we can learn from our dreams.
The protagonist is a young college student, still reeling from an abusive home life. She has recently connected with her estranged mother and has a fight with her boyfriend over the type of friends she has. She may have done something truly heroic and is barely hanging on to life, which causes the dreamlike chapters - she is getting a chance to assess and learn, and possibly the chance to go on living and change her life. Very interesting theory of how you can learn from history.

This is probably going to be the shortest book review I'll ever write... I contemplated DNFing this book the entire time I was reading it, which is a little crazy considering there are only 130ish pages…

This book starts off with our main character, Amanda, waking up after what seems to be a long night of drinking.  Things go from ordinary to odd very quickly.  One moment we are on a college campus where weird things are happening, like shadow creatures following Amanda, the next we are in a lecture hall with Aristotle as the professor.  Throughout an odd history lecture, Amanda is transported to 1425 where Joan of Arc has a vision of the archangel Michael, then later to 1483 Rome and see Rodrigo Borgia… Oh, and then Amanda travels to 1939 Munich and dances with Hitler?  In between these odd historical visits, we also see a bit of Amanda’s traumatic past.  All of this was thrown at us without any type of transitions, nor any obvious connections.  The History Major felt very jarring & incoherent.

Amanda was not a particularly likeable character.  My biggest issue with her would be the fact that all kinds of crazy things are taking place around her, but she doesn’t really act like a reasonable person would in this situation… Most people would question things, but Amanda just goes along with it all, despite the fact she knows something weird is going on.  I never found myself rooting for Amanda, nor really caring about her outcome.

This book felt like an acid trip… and not a fun one.  I may have muttered the words “What the hell is going on here?” a few times while reading The History Major.  Could it be possible that I just didn’t “get it”?  Maybe.  I don’t think that is the case though.  After reading the author’s note at the end of the book, I can appreciate what the author was attempting here, but if I have no idea what the author is trying to convey until after I read the author’s note, then the author did not accomplish their goal.

Going in I wasn't sure what to expect with this one. Boy, am I glad I took the chance. It was amazing. I'm looking forward to other books by this author.

This was such a quick read but it was one that was emotionally-draining because of everything that went down. The plot was nonstop and I'm so intrigued by this story, even after finishing it. The writing is absolutely fantastic. I loved the style and the descriptions. It made the story so interesting and so strange, and is one of those stories that I already want to read again and again.

This was a rather interesting book to read. I really enjoyed Amanda's point of view. The description is what caught my attention and encouraged me to read the book. Overall I really enjoyed reading this book.

I'm sorry; this book is not for me. Apologies for the long delay in saying so, and thanks for the opportunity.

I have read every book to date by this author and this one I just could not grab the concept until the very end, specifically in the author’s notes. Once I read the notes it all made sense although I do not agree, as I have no theory of what transpires when a person expires. Should I do go along with the concept presented I know I would not be happy as there are so many people in my past I hope to never see again. On the other hand, there are a few (very few) folks I would like to reconnect with. Read it. Form your own opinion. That is what every reader would do.