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It depends on your reading issues. If it's simply a matter of not having enough instruction that's one matter and reading a challenging book may be fun and a learning experience. But when it's due to organic reasons, such as poor fluid reasoning (not being able to infer or see symbolism) or various dyslexia permutations then reading challenging books can be too much. That's where abridged versions come in handy. There's a whole category of reading materials called high-interest reading where topics that appeal to older teens and adults are written at a low difficulty level. Most of those that I've seen are original material not rewritten classics.
I'm also a huge fan of Classics Illustrated and graphic books such as "The Cartoon History of the Universe". Great Illustrated Classics is another good example of abridged versions of classic books. My daughter read the Great Illustrated Classics version of "The Wizard of Oz" several years before she could read the original. Even though she has no reading difficulties I was happy that she could read an abridged Wizard of Oz and enjoy it.
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