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| Lucca's 2025 Reading List RANKED
Nerds | | 16 |  | Knocked Loose
You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
Bat Eater and Other Names - Listen, one of these books had to be last, but if it made that list at all that shows that I DID enjoy this one. There were just some pacing issues, as well as some unnecessary preaching bullshit that was not subtle enough for my tastes. That may just be a personal preference, but I will definitely be on the lookout for whatever this author does next because she definitely has some great potential to make a classic in the future. | | 15 |  | Mol
Dreamcrush
True Grit - Now this one is probably unfair, but because I am so familiar with the films, this one didn't really interest me as much as I would have hoped. There was literally almost nothing new here that wasn't in the Coen Brother's version, so I would be lying if I said that I was totally blown away by this book. If I read this first, I'm sure I'd feel differently. | | 14 |  | Justin Timberlake
The 20/20 Experience
Incidents Around The House - As mentioned, ghost/haunted stories are the ones that I seek out more as they are the ones that tend to get under my skin. This was really solid, and I love that it was written from the prespective of a little girl. HOWEVER, although it was creepy and kept me invested the whole time, I have read much scarier books during my recent horror run over the past couple years alone. There wasn't much new here, but I will say it was done well and I am looking forward to the movie. | | 13 |  | Static Dress
Rouge Carpet Disaster
Hidden Pictures - Ooooh, a picture book! Only partially, but it was actually excecuted in a way that made sense with the story and really pushed that creep factor to a place that wouldn't be possible without them. I REALLY enjoyed this when it was a mystery, and was less invested once I knew what was going on as the rest became relatively predictable. Still, a very fun time. | | 12 |  | Archspire
Too Fast To Die
When the Wolf Comes Home - This was so awesome. It was just dumb, pulp fun. This is like reading a Garth Ennis comic, or watching a Quintin movie; super over the top, violent and insane. There wasn't much substance here, but I didn't really need any for this. Definitely want to check out Mary and his other books now. I just can't rate it that high because it was basically just really good fluff. | | 11 |  | Melvins and Napalm Death
Savage Imperial Death March
The Only Good Indians - Now this one was a REALLY hard one to rank, probably the hardest one on this list. If this was just the first 2/3 of this book, it would prob be in my top 3 or 4 of the year. It was perfect horror in a totally unique way, and I was ready to sing it's praises to everyone. Then came the final 1/3. I imagine others may like it more than me, but holy shit did that fall off imo. First two thirds is like an 11/10, last third is like a 5/10. | | 10 |  | Moodring
Death Fetish
Tom's Crossing - So this sucks for me to rate this here, because I was 100% expecting this to easily be my #1 of the year. First of all, Westerns are some of my favorite books to read. Danielewski's House of Leaves is among my favorite books ever written in any era. I read that people don't love the pros, but I actually love them here. I love the characters, story, the Western setting (I'm a sucker for Westerns), BUT so much of my fucking life was wasted for no reason. Hundreds of pages of bloated bullshit. No reason for this to be 1200, would have been a classic if it was like 800 pages. | | 9 |  | Big L
Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous
Buffalo Hunter Hunter - This is probably the best written Stephen Graham Jones book I have read. It's basically just Native American Dracula - it's even written in journal entries. Some really fantastic dialogue/inner monologue passages here, and it was a bloody good time. I will say, I don't really LOVE the very ending of this book, though. It wasn't bad, it was just...kinda weird, and I would have hoped for something to really punch me in the gut for a book this good. Still, wonderful stuff. | | 8 |  | Mobb Deep
The Infamous
The Reformatory - This was not a straight horror as I was expecting, but it was so engrossing that I actually didn't mind at all. The real horror here came from the detailed descriptions of horrors that happened in history. The added supernatural/ghost elements added some flavor, but the characters were what really shined here. I would recommend this to even non-horror fans. | | 7 |  | DMX
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
We Used To Live Here - Now I am a sucker for haunting/paranormal stories. For whatever reason, that shit freaks me out way more than real life serial killers, vampires, zombies, whatever. So I admit, I might be bias with this one - but this messed with my head so much more than so many other books in the same genre, I was floored when I finished it. Honestly, I still think about this book from time to time - every time I thought I figured out the story, I was wrong. | | 6 |  | Sabrina Carpenter
Man's Best Friend
The September House - Holy shit, I am recommending this to everyone. The author's voice is sarcastic in a way that didn't annoy the shit out of me, AND the twist on the haunted house concept was brilliant. Absolutely adored this and the final act of this one was totally bonkers and worth every goddamn minute. This NEEDS to be a movie. | | 5 |  | Slayyyter
Wor$t Girl In America
Tender is the Flesh - I read this book in one sitting on my couch, as I was waiting for the seasoning of my steak to settle in to cook for my family. As a meat lover, never in my life have I wanted to become a vegan so quickly in my life. This book gets a lot of hype becasue of how disgusting it was, but it genuinely was one of the most effective horror/Orwelian novels I have read in years, which is something I definitely did not expect going into this. I was just expecting some good ol gore-ish fun, but what I got was so much more. And that ending, goddamn. | | 4 |  | Lady Gaga
Mayhem
Blood Meridian - I tried reading this when I was younger, but Cormac McCarthy's writing style and lack of punctuation was just way too annoying for me to keep track of in high school. Now I'm an old man, and decided to give it another go since it's so popular. I get why this one is considered a classic now. I do think that I still prefer The Road, but this one had me thinking about it for weeks after and sent me down a YouTube analysis rabbit hole. Prob won't ever reread this again, though lol. | | 3 |  | Cryptic Shift
Overspace & Supertime
Stoner- I was an English major in college and went through some other analogous situations to the main character, which might not be a good thing but I don't think I've ever felt more spoken to while reading a book in my life. The last time I felt a story representing something I was going through but couldn't put in words was probably when I first saw Six Feet Under straight through after the loss of an immediate family member in college. | | 2 |  | Immolation
Descent
Lonesome Dove - Holy shit. I can't believe I went so long without reading this thing. This might be one of my all time favorite novels, like top 5 of all time. I love every character, everything surprised me, the setting was amazing - 10000/10, I haven't shut up about this book since I finished it. | | 1 |  | Neurosis
An Undying Love for a Burning World
East of Eden - So I didn't get to read this in 2025, and it's been sitting on my night stand in April 2026 but shut up, it's my 2025 list and I already know this will prob be #1 just based on friends I trust. Fuck you, I'm pre-placing this at 1, my list, go away. | |
DarkSideOfLucca
04.13.26 | List is recent digs | Kingdok
04.13.26 | Just finished September House, def would make a great film. Have u checked Wraiths of a Broken Land by S Craig Zahler (gruesome western), or anything by Grady Hendrix? | unclereich
04.13.26 | have a first edition of east of eden that i inherited. my grandfather was raised in salinas and i spent quite a bit of time down there last year. so beautiful. cannot wait to finally dive in. |
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