In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People: Tempur-Pedic by Alison Espach

In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People: Tempur-Pedic Reviews

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  Art

  I love this series! The conceit of using post-mortem market research interviews was well-conceived. The way the author gets to the internal conflicts of the characters through this is heartfelt and affecting.
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  Katherine R

  Again brilliantly written. It's only an hour long in audio format but it packs a punch. Funny and disturbing at the same time. Great story telling!
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  David Mills

  Favorite Quote = “Nobody but the addict knows how bad it all is. The addict is the one who feels it in their lung or their stomach. They are the ones who wake up with a terrible feeling each morning with a dry mouth and a ache in their heart, and yet they do it again anyway because they love the things that are bad for them.”
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  Kara

  
  A Late Stage-Capitalism twist on "recently dead person talks to post-life agent about their life".
  
  I went in thinking this would be humorous, but this consumerism post-mortem turns into a very heavy therapy session as a young woman details the rise and fall of her relationship with her boyfriend and how it impacted her life.
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  Niniane

  This 1-hour audiobook transported me through the story of a young woman who had an affair with her professor. He seems to be having a mid-life crisis. When they both progress to the day-to-day living together, they both feel ashamed.
  
  A lot of good details and great voice acting.
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  Em Tol

  I thought this was witty, funny and delightful. I definitely thought the fmc death was too obvious. The relationship was fun to watch from this perspective as I’ve absolutely been on the other side too many times to count. I definitely grabbed the popcorn and jello shots.
  
  I definitely would consider buying a Tempur-pedic mattress after listening to this program. It sounds very fluffy and comfortable with many great features. And damn, who can beat the president using it? Am I right?
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  Vamsidhar

  A novel idea, that starts out as a humorous gibberish rant soon alters into an internal conflict of the character that subtly plagued her since childhood and how she come to terms with repercussions of it.
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  Faye

  What a fun little audiobook. Talking to people about a big purchase in their lives now that they're dead. This one about a mattress. Cool idea, well executed.
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  Amanda Esthelm

  I love these, such a fun way to discuss meaningful issues
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  Gabrielle

  For being very short, this piece really packs a punch. I truly thought I wouldn't like the main character, but she slowly became more relatable. Plus, the actress playing the interviewer had great timing so the humor struck home consistently.
  
  Who doesn't find a post-mortem interview about a mattress fascinating?
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  🌶 peppersocks 🧦

  Reflections and lessons learned:
  “I mean it’s not the mattresses fault… it’s nobody’s fault really except my own… I was always acting you know…”
  
  These stories are slightly daft in premise, but it’s the balance between the probable market research, dollar justifying life, approach that we may meet as an alternative afterlife (desperately tried to come up with a SurveyMonkey/surveymorbidity gag, but just not getting there - answers on a postcard and we can share the royalties…), and a short analysis of a life lived - literal full stop at the end of that. There’s not many stories with such a definite ending, and I’m enjoying these!
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  January

  In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People: Tempur-Pedic by Alison Espach
  58m narrated by Elizabeth Evans and Suzanne Savoy
  In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People #3
  
  Genre: Satire, Short Stories, Humor, Fiction, Fantasy
  
  Featuring: Interview Format, Dead People, Actress, Dating, Mothers, Mattresses
  
  Rating as a movie: PG-13
  
  My rating: ⭐️⭐️½
  
  My thoughts: These people were so annoying, and the story was flat. I think the narration made it worse.
  
  Recommend to others?: 🙅🏾‍♀️ Nope. Skippable.
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  RatGrrrl

  Espach is a Wizard of Intimate Pain & Emotion!
  
  I'm gutted to have finished this trilogy of short stories because I have lobed them and the phenomenal performances so very much. Espach truly is a maestro of heartbreak and reflection with the posthumous product interview being such a glorious amusing and disarming framing device.
  
  All three stories have truly been perfection in short stories/ audio dramas and performances. I'm in awe.
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  Ashlee

  I’m glad that I lasted until July before I encountered my first 1 star book of the year.
  
  I like the format of a post mortem customer interview, but I don’t think it added anything valuable to this specific story. The novel feels like it is trying to express a potent message about life and its circumstances, but is poorly balanced with absurdist humour.
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  Heather

  My rating scale:
  5☆ - I loved this book and it brought out true emotion in me (laughter, anger, a good cry, etc)
  4☆ - I loved this book.
  3☆ - I liked this book.
  2☆ - I didn't really care for this book.
  1☆ - I did not like this book at all and probably did not finish it.
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  Nivedita

  Unexpectedly Wonderful! The underlying message is wonderful, something everyone should understand. An understanding that shouldn't have to wait until you are 6 ft under.
  The fun idea of presenting this as a mattress market research survey - brilliant
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  Krysta Angotti

  This is such a different book and fresh take. I’ve never read something like this. Interviewing someone who is dead about their life. It is marketed as “brand marketing research” but you learn about the persons life. You hear about her life and how it surrounded the mattress she bought.
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  Ankita Goswami

  I am going through a reading slump. I haven't been able to get into anything I have picked up lately, so the fact that I was actively engaged with this short story says a lot about how well written (and well-narrated at 1.5x speed) it is. I enjoyed it and it kept me hooked from start to finish.
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  Kaitlin

  Flew through this whole short story series today, and while this was probably the weakest of the stories, it was still very enjoyable. I think I liked the interview questions best in this one, they were slightly more unhinged, given the circumstances.
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  Rusty Ray Guns

  Another well made slice of life told in a unique way
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  Michelle Jedrzejowska

  Audiobook
  Interesting as a observational study of a glimpse into a person's life and their reflection on it upon their death. But didn't find any humour in it. Just made me feel sad.
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  Regis

  Unique, fresh, funny, and surprisingly deep. Good narration.
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  Krystal

  A few funny moments, says “like” a lot. Would probably make more sense as a skit
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  Rissa

  This was so funny. So weird but so funny!
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  Amanda

  This was a really cute novella. I loved the take on it. Sometimes, the protagonist (the dead person being interviewed) talked about her mom, and it hit REALLY close to home for me.
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  H.R.

  Not bad overall. Narration was well done, but the story felt boring to me.
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  Marcy

  Narrator’s voices were grating; story was 🥱 lackluster