Book two happens after the conquest of mexico and I found it less interesting, you can safely skip it. Book one, however, has a surprisingly modern style and r

Book two happens after the conquest of mexico and I found it less interesting, you can safely skip it. Book one, however, has a surprisingly modern style and reads very easily. The headers of the chapters contain a summary of their content, if you are mostly interested in what I said in the top comment you need to find the chapters that relate to the first travels (in the beginnig of the book), when Montezuma II becomes aware of the conquistadors.