As a non communist, should i read the manifesto? (Plus other Marx and Engels stuff)

I am interested in politics, and even tho i am not a communist, i am interested in what can be learned from it and i also want to learn more about political ideologies as a whole, instead of speaking out of my ass whenever someone mentions communism and potentially say some bullshit. What do you think?

Edit: thanks for all the answers! I swear i read them all, i just don’t know how to answer to each of them, but thanks for all the recommendations!

I feel it’s like reading many philosophical works.

You’ll read some bits and go “Wow that’s a profound observation!”

And then turn the page and be like “Lol that’s a biiiiig stretch, my dude. You couldn’t have been serious.”

I’m immediately suspicious of anybody who tries to tell you that you shouldn’t read a “dangerous book.”

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it”

— Aristotle

What stretches does Marx make, in your view?