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You with the Sad Eyes

A Memoir

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"Funny, furious, and profane." —The New York Times

“Not your typical celebrity memoir.” —Jimmy Kimmel


Unflinchingly honest and darkly funny, You with the Sad Eyes unveils a side of Christina Applegate we’ve never seen, forever cementing her formidable and iconoclastic legacy.

Christina Applegate came of age on sets and stages, expected to be on time, with lines learned, ready for lights-camera-action. What started as a financial necessity soon became an emotional escape from a tumultuous home life in the infamous Laurel Canyon scene of the 70s and 80s. She rocketed to stardom on the sitcom Married...with Children and went on to captivate audiences in classics like Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead…, Anchorman, and Dead to Me in her five-decade long career.

Then it all stopped. A Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis in 2021 confined her to a king-sized bed and the company of memories she’d rather forget: memories of the self-doubt and body dysmorphia that stalked her meteoric rise, of her mother’s fight against addiction and abuse after her father left, and of the tax life had taken on her body and mind that was suddenly coming due.

Now, at her most intimate and vulnerable, she unveils a story not even those closest to her fully know. She returns to the diaries she kept her whole life, finding the pain matched by joy, the losses mitigated by the extraordinary, and the weight of life lifted by her unrelenting belief that something greater lay ahead. No longer willing to lock herself away and with the perspective only our own mortality can bring, she knew it was imperative to tell it all.

You with the Sad Eyes presents a remarkable woman and her legacy. In her own words, “I truly believe that books can make people feel less alone. That’s why I’m doing this. You with the Sad Eyes won’t be some big violin scratching for my life. But it will be real. It will be filled with the ups and downs, the humor and grief of life.

So here I am.

Real me.

Lots to say.”
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Ive always loved this woman. Her story broke my heart. This was not an easy listen, her pain could be felt while she was reading.

heartbreaking

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I could not stop listening to this honest, tragic, and inspiring account of her life.

Captivated from start to finish

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Love you Christina. Thanks for sharing your talent. Wish you knew how beautiful you are. Incredible book - thank you for sharing your mind and heart so authentically.

She’s such a badass.

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I listened on audio and I found it annoying how the timelines jumped around all over the place.

Also how she’s crying while talking and then the next sentence is normal talking.. or how her voice would go so low while talking that you’d have to adjust the volume to hear what she’s saying..

I gave it a higher rating bc I did enjoy listening to her memoir. And love Christina as an actress!!

I miss Married with Children! Christina Rocks!

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Learning about Kiki’s story was a huge eye opener! Thank you for sharing your struggles and stories. Very inspiring.

Such a powerful voice

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