I'd say go ahead, but that's because I've already heard practically that whole book. I think it would be somewhat confusing, but then again, this site is as much for improving your writing as it is for introducing books chronologically, so if you're stuck on no. 1 and want to do no. 2 I say go ahead.
To be a master of metaphor is the greatest thing by far. It is the one thing that cannot be learnt from others, and it is also a sign of genius. — Aristotle, Poetics
