You with the Sad Eyes

A Memoir

De: Christina Applegate

Narrado por: Christina Applegate

"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.”

Call her Kiki

I had to listen to this book the first day it was released and I’m so glad I did! Such a strong will to keep coming back. What an emotional journey she’s been through. A true inspiration for others to follow and not let life stop them when life’s downs seem to over shadow the ups.

Strong narration

So much raw emotion came through in her narration - tears and giggles and a conversational tone that invites the listener to share in those feelings.

The honesty

Absolutely a wonderful sad inspiring story
It made me laugh and cry, sometimes both at the same time

Wish those sad eyes could be happy again

Appreciate the honesty of this disease. Wish we could find a cure in the very near future.

Amazing strength and love from one of my favorite actresses of all time!!!

I love how real and beautiful Christina (aka Kiki) shares her life in this wonderful memoir. More and more women with difficult times and challenges will find comfort knowing they are not alone! I could not put it down and read it in 2 days! Loved it!!