It's almost 2am!

I'm so obsessed right now with classic literature. I call them CLITs for short (witty, ain't it? :) I've read two books so far. I know it's not a lot but I'm looking forward to reading some more. I have read 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'Lord of the Flies' by Golding. I am just amazed by how these writers create their masterpiece. The complexity and juxtaposition of words leave me speechless. And no matter how I try - I just did in the past sentence - I can never equal their grip on how to make the reader feel like he is living the book's life. I'm reading 'The Prince' by Macchiavelli because it's one of the books I've always wanted to read. Here's a list of the other books I'm planning to read soon:

1. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy. I'm hearing that this is the greatest novel EVER written. I want to find out what the fuss is all about.

2. Communist Manifesto - Marx and Engels. I took this up in college but I never really read it. My dad says that communism in its purest form has good motives, but the means by which past communist leaders have put them into use have not been very good. And since democracies around the world are starting to fail, maybe it's time to re-think our options.

3. 20,000 Leagues under the Sea - Jules Verne. I always like a good adventure.

4. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert. I would love to read the original French version because I believe that a lot of meaning is lost in translation but my French, c'est pas parfait.

5. Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller. I know it's a play but I would really love to know what the story is all about. It's one of those things that intrigued me since childhood.

6. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte. I like the song, so I want to know how the novel stands up to it.

7. A Clockwork Orange. Anthony Burgess. I like the movie, so I want to know how the novel stands up to it.

8. 1984 - George Orwell. A vision of the the past from the past. Interesting.

That counts for 11 of the "best" literary works of all time. I'm not going to do a book review since I am not a critic and I am not in a position (or capacity) to derive meanings out of these books. I just want to be taken to another place and time away from my usual everyday existence. Sho there...