I picked this book up over the summer when it was free.
Since I am a huge fan of the [b:Introducing Penny Dreadnought, Insidious Indoctrination Engine of the Abominable Gentlemen|13181490|Introducing Penny Dreadnought, Insidious Indoctrination Engine of the Abominable Gentlemen|James Everington|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JF9dWkb7L._SL75_.jpg|18361770] issues and since Aaron Polson is one of the writers featured within, I figured this novel would be a shoe in to my favorites pile. I was disappointed.
The story itself would've been ok, if it were not for the misspellings, the missing words and some serious confusion trying to figure out who owned the Olds Cutlass. At first it was Ken and then later in the story it was Dan.
I had to struggle to finish this story. To be honest, I didn't care who lived or died. I really just wanted it to be over.
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We Are the Monsters by Aaron Polson is an intelligent - and disturbing - psychological horror that captures the 90s high school zeitgeist of Small Town, USA. Set in Kansas and firmly grounded in the relational reality of dysfunctional families and strained friendships, the novel also explores the fantastical boundaries of the mind - including the lies, self-deceptions, and irrational fears we have all experienced at one time or another. This is a mature read but not explicitly graphic or gratuitously vulgar. The horror is in the haunting images, ghosts, and, yes, monsters that inhabit the town...and our minds. I'd rate this 7 of 10 stars. ( )

Very interesting tale told from a teenagers point of view of several deaths over the course of several months. Aaron and his friends are out riding around one night hitting mailboxes with a baseball bat and one of the boys accidentally kills a man and from then on the kids slowly start to mentally unravel. Well done and very nice writing style kept me interested all the way through. Not a bad way to spend and afternoon on the sunn ( )

This was a great story of a small town, friendship, and the "monster" beneath the surface. The story really draws you in right away, and keeps you turning those pages right up until the end. I really enjoyed Aaron's style of writing as well as the tale itself. ( )

Imagine witnessing a horrible death. Now, imagine being a party to that death in a small town where everyone knows everyone else and no secret is safe. Seventeen year old Aaron has experienced his share of tragedy in his life and while attending high school and working part-time as a grocery bagger he tries to go on with his life while watching things fall apart around him as a consequence of one night of joy riding.

That brief synopses does not do justice to this beautifully written tale. While it may be a bit dark, this is an insightful examination of the nature of guilt and consequences of action/inaction and the very real monsters this can create.

I cannot say enough about the language of the book. Some passages resonate with me still and Aaron is not the only one haunted by the choices made in this tale. Included in this novel for Kindle was a teaser for his next novel…it is already placed high on my wish list as I hope to continue following Mr. Polson’s works ( )