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What books does Pedro Pascal recommend?
Away from franchises like The Mandalorian and The Last of Us, Pedro Pascal is a serious reader with a taste for the literary and the melancholy, and his book recommendations bear that out. The Chilean-American actor has flagged 19 titles here, sourced from a Reddit AMA, GQ and BuzzFeed interviews, and his own Instagram posts and stories. Fiction and literature dominate, joined by psychology, philosophy, society and politics, and history. Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is a top pick; "one of the greatest reads I've ever experienced," Pascal said, admitting "it was a page turner for me." He loves Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude and "anything by J.D. Salinger," and calls fiction the place where "the truth is." From Toni Morrison to Anne Carson, his list favours emotionally intense, formally daring writing.
Last updated February 2026 · Every recommendation cited to its original source.
byFyodor Dostoevsky
1866608 Pages“I think one of the greatest reads I've ever experienced was Crime & Punishment by Dostoyevsky. I know that sounds highbrow, but to be completely honest it was a page turner for me.”
— Pedro Pascal
Source: Reddit AMA
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byGabriel García Márquez
1967422 Pages(1,100,000)
“I also love One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.”
— Pedro Pascal
Source: Reddit AMA
byRichard Adams
2005496 Pages“When I was a kid, I remember reading this book called Watership Down. That was one of the most grueling... stories I've ever read.”
— Pedro Pascal
Source: Reddit AMA
byCharlotte Brontë
1847624 Pages“I love Jane Eyre.”
— Pedro Pascal
Source: Reddit AMA
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byJ.D. Salinger
1991201 Pages“I love anything by J.D. Salinger.”
— Pedro Pascal
Source: Reddit AMA
byMikhail Bulgakov
2016448 PagesSource: BuzzFeed Interview
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byThomas Mann
1995706 Pages“It's basically a 706 page book about uh... death. I like fiction. I think the truth is in fiction.”
— Pedro Pascal
Source: GQ '10 Essentials' Interview
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byOlga Tokarczuk
2019288 PagesSource: Instagram Post
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The Urge
Our History of Addiction
byCarl Erik Fisher
2022400 Pages“It combines science and medicine with literature, the arts and philosophy to better understand how to take care of one another.”
— Pedro Pascal
Source: Instagram Post
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byJames Baldwin
1992448 PagesSource: Instagram Post
Read by Oprah Winfrey, Pedro Pascal, Esther Perel and 1 others
byToni Morrison
1970224 PagesSource: Instagram Post
Read by Oprah Winfrey, Shonda Rhimes, Pedro Pascal and 1 others
byToni Morrison
1987324 PagesSource: Instagram Post
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bySebastiano Mauri
2021535 PagesSource: Instagram Post
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byMaggie Nelson
2009112 PagesSource: Instagram Story
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Read by Oprah Winfrey, Ben Shapiro, Pedro Pascal and 1 others
byJohn Steinbeck
1952640 PagesSource: Express Interview / Instagram
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In Cold Blood
A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
byTruman Capote
1966343 PagesSource: Publicly Photographed / Interviews
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What books does Pedro Pascal recommend?
His 19 recommendations include Crime and Punishment, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Watership Down, Jane Eyre, and Franny and Zooey, weighted toward literary fiction and classic novels.
What is Pedro Pascal's favourite book?
Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is a top pick. Pascal calls it "one of the greatest reads I've ever experienced," adding, "I know that sounds highbrow, but to be completely honest it was a page turner for me."
Where do Pedro Pascal's book recommendations come from?
They are drawn from a Reddit AMA, interviews with GQ and BuzzFeed, and his own Instagram posts and stories, where he has shared titles by Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and Maggie Nelson.
What genres does Pedro Pascal read most?
His picks are dominated by fiction and literature, extending into psychology, philosophy, and society and politics. He says "I like fiction. I think the truth is in fiction," reflecting a taste for emotionally intense novels.
Which authors does Pedro Pascal return to?
He cites "anything by J.D. Salinger," recommending Franny and Zooey, and repeatedly features Toni Morrison, sharing Beloved, The Bluest Eye, and other works, alongside Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude.
All 19 Books Pedro Pascal Has Recommended
- Crime and Punishment · Fyodor Dostoevsky
- One Hundred Years of Solitude · Gabriel García Márquez
- Watership Down · Richard Adams
- Jane Eyre · Charlotte Brontë
- Franny and Zooey · J.D. Salinger
- The Master and Margarita · Mikhail Bulgakov
- The Magic Mountain · Thomas Mann
- Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead · Olga Tokarczuk
- The Urge · Carl Erik Fisher
- Another Country · James Baldwin
- The Bluest Eye · Toni Morrison
- Beloved · Toni Morrison
- Enjoy the Problem · Sebastiano Mauri
- Bluets · Maggie Nelson
- Autobiography of Red · Anne Carson
- Don't Look Now · Daphne du Maurier
- East of Eden · John Steinbeck
- Birds of America · Lorrie Moore
- In Cold Blood · Truman Capote