You'd do yourself a disservice by looking at him through someone else's inevitably distorting glasses.
You would do me a service by declaring your sarcasm, if any is intended. Nietzsche is famously one of the most dense philosophers to get into, and there are many different ways to interpret his writings. I've struggled through works by Nietzsche, and though I would definitely recommend it and agree that it is entertaining, interesting and thought provoking, "readable" isn't a word I would use to describe it.
But in the end, no you don't, but it helps in the nuances of what is trying to be conveyed.