Should I mention these books in my personal statement?

I’m putting together my personal statement for English Literature right now. Two of my all-time favourite books are Crime and Punishment, and The Catcher in the Rye. The thing is, it’s been a while since I’ve read them, and when I did read them it was purely for leisure. As such, I don’t think I could talk very cleverly about them right now.
My personal statement feels wrong without them though. If I included them in my statement, and studied them later in preparation for my interview, would that be risky in any way?