TikTok blogger vaneschko_books chatted with the actor during his Berlin press tour and compiled a list of Pedro's six favorite books. And this collection is definitely one you'll want to screenshot so you don't lose it.
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"Crime and Punishment," Fyodor Dostoevsky
Genre: psychological novelThe protagonist of Dostoevsky's work, Rodion Raskolnikov, decides to murder an elderly pawnbroker, convinced that this crime will benefit society. But after the murder, he's crushed not by legal punishment, but by the agonizing realization of his guilt.
This is a novel about inner turmoil, philosophical questions, moral labyrinths, and the insane attempt to justify a terrible act.
"The Master and Margarita," Mikhail Bulgakov
Genre: fantasy, mysticism, melodramaMoscow, 1930s. Satan arrives in the city with a talking cat and his entourage, who begin performing various miracles throughout the city. Meanwhile, the tragic love story unfolds between Margarita and her secret lover, the writer known as the Master.
One of Bulgakov's finest works. A book about freedom, power, cowardice, love, and betrayal.
"Jane Eyre," Charlotte Brontë
Genre: social-psychological novelOrphan Jane grows up in a boarding school, works as a governess, and falls in love with the mysterious Mr. Rochester. But this man has too many secrets, and not all of them are safe.
A novel about female independence, passion, and the dark side of Victorian households.
"One Hundred Years of Solitude," Gabriel García Márquez
Genre: magical realismThe story of the Buendía family and the town of Macondo against the backdrop of civil war — it's a fantastic flow of time where the dead speak and the past never disappears. Solitude here isn't a metaphor, but a curse.
A reader opening Márquez's novel for the first time feels like they're under a spell — and emerges from it transformed.
"East of Eden," John Steinbeck
Genre: family sagaEarly 20th-century California, two families, two storylines, two brothers. Against the backdrop of beautiful landscapes, Steinbeck writes a modern version of the biblical story of Cain and Abel.
Here's everything — love, betrayal, the search for meaning, and the eternal question: can you choose good when there's darkness inside you?
"The Magic Mountain," Thomas Mann
Genre: philosophical novelA young German comes to an Alpine sanatorium and stays there for seven years, as if time has frozen. Mann dissects human ideas, conversations, and illnesses — literally.
This is a slow, dense, but brilliant book for those who love contemplation and metaphors on the edge of life and death. Earlier on zoomboola.com, we shared six books under 300 pages that were turned into excellent films.