Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom question

No. I was really disappointed with this book. Not worth the time.

With so many great books to be read, and a currently limited lifespan, why push through with something you aren't enjoying?
Even Great books, sometimes don't grab our attention, and if you aren't enjoying the read, put it aside.

When I was a younger man, I refused to not finish a book I had started. Then I realised that the time I spent on the not so enjoyable, was time I could spent I what I did enjoy. So now I have no trouble setting a book aside, and am reading more for it.

This Author I like, but I didn't finish this book. :-)

I loved it, but I also find the history and economics of future societies and dystopias to sometimes be much more fun than the story itself.

I thought it was worth reading. The story in some ways does seem a bit inconsequential, but that might be a feature of the society in which it is set, where there are no big issues to get excited about.

It is also a short book.

I say "yes!" Push through, it took me a few beats to catch the tempo. Ended up really enjoying it.

What about on Audio Format that way it is easier to get hooked into the story line?

Yes, I liked it very much. Doctorow has foreshadowed in the novel, years before its advent, the coming (and in some places now already extant) reputation-based economy. The book asks the question: "How do human beings live and make sense of their lives in a post-scarcity economy where everything is available and people no longer have to eek out a living by working a job to survive?" Thought provoking and perhaps and bit of a preparation of what might be to come.