One of the worst "books" I have read in a long, long time.  Purportedly a multi-universe sci fi plot, this story was just a vessel for hurtful, offensive comments about progressive causes.  I don't even want to give it anymore space in my life than that. Skip it.
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Not recommended.

A short set of interviews with actors who have played Sherlock Homes, historians, and descendants of Lucinda Hawsley.  It more or less held my attention.  It was well produced and, not being a ACD fan, it had some information I was not aware of.  I didn't dislike it, but in general, I am just disappointed in the free audible books they are providing recently.  
​Not recommended.

I'm not sure that a lot of these free short stories from audio even qualify as "books" anymore.  This one is highly produced.  It is more like listening to an actor doing a one-woman show than a narrator.  The performance was fun, but couldn't really make up for the plot, which wasn't bad, just didn't bring a lot to the table.
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This also isn't a book. It is a stand-up routine.  That said, it was actually surprisingly entertaining.  It wasn't deep or insightful, but the wife of the former Canadian Prime Minister is funny in a self-deprecating way that doesn't make me feel like I am laughing at her expense.  
All that said, it is a good, short, free experience, but as a book, it is not recommended.

This sorrowful story echos with the joys and pain of life.  The metaphors are particularly vivid and powerful and resonated with me.  Be prepared, the story is sad, with unexpected deaths and an exploration of grief.  I didn't find it particularly insightful or deep, but the writing was way above average and the narration was compelling.

​Recommend.

This was a frustrating audio read.  James Taylor reads and performs music in this short narration of his young life.  This would have been more pleasant if his reading speed wasn't a typical .25 rate such that I had to double speed the narration, but then go to regular speed for the music.  His reading voice was .... so... slow... like... one ... of ... his ...lullabies.  I thought I was going to fall asleep in the car when I could put the speed back up to double-plus when he was done singing.  And the singing was terrible when sped up.  So, maybe this is one to listen to at bedtime!  

It is a story of tremendous privilege and pain. There were some facts I didn't know that I do know--how he got his break from The Beatles and that he was so, so young when he wrote basically all his most famous songs. Another reminder that wealth and education don't make a functional family, that its the ACES, not the drugs, and that children whose caregivers are unavailable and depressed and who do not have other loving adults to step in have a rough go of it as adults.  To enjoy this book, you'd have to be a hard core fan, unless you are just beginning to explore the idea that life can be tough no matter what it looks like from the outside.

Not recommended.

An adaptation of a one-woman play about Emily Dickinson's editor, also Emily Dickinson's husband's lover of many years.  I didn't love it, although I'm sure that in 1930 when it was set the polyamory and bisexuality was probably shocking, as well as her lifestyle in general, but I found it more of shock for shock's sake.  Not my favorite.

Not recommended.

Interesting perspective, good writing, and short, it is definitely worth an hour of your time, particularly in terms of thinking about civil disobedience, violent protest, and riots.

​Recommend.

Not really a book at all, this felt that an old time radio show.  Voiced by two narrators, it is a dialogue between sometime lovers in a sci fi world that unfolds in complexity as the alternately converse and bicker. It was ok. Entertaining enough. Not bad for a book offered free with my Audible purchase, but also not particularly fabulous.

​Not recommended.

I was really excited for this memoir and then immediately concerned after the first couple of chapters, which had that superficial quality that some ghost-written autobiographies have. But, it turns out that they just needed some warming up because once this book got going, it did not disappoint.  This inside look at the protests and activism that led to the implementation of regulations with teeth for Section 504 and later to the passage of the ADA talks about strategy, commitment, and logistics of sit-ins where the participants need more than food, water, and a bathroom. The organizational energy that it takes to mobilize a group of such diverse people with such a wide array of interests can't be overstated.  I particularly loved the connections she built to other movements, like the Blank Panthers who showed up over and over with food, medical supplies, and whatever else was needed, and her belief that we cannot look at any one oppression in isolation from others. 

Highly recommend this, particularly at this moment in time when we are seeing radical protests on our streets. It is heartening to remember the power of protest.