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You with the Sad Eyes
A Memoir
Contributors
Formats and Prices
- On Sale
- Mar 3, 2026
- Page Count
- 304 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- ISBN-13
- 9780316594929
Price
$32.00Price
$42.00 CADFormat
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- Hardcover $32.00 $42.00 CAD
- ebook $14.99 $19.99 CAD
- Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $24.99
- Trade Paperback (Large Print) $34.00 $45.00 CAD
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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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“This is not your typical celebrity memoir.”Jimmy Kimmel
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"Furious, funny and profane."The New York Times
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"Unvarnished."Rolling Stone
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"[A] lively—and at times harrowing—account of all that the viewers at home never got to see."NPR
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“I’ve long been a fan of Christina Applegate, but her candid confessions while battling multiple sclerosis in recent years have made her particularly relatable.”New York Post
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“An honest and darkly funny memoir.”USA Today
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"Brushed with the unbridled humor and candor that fans of the emmy-winning actor have come to expect."Los Angeles Times
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"Raw and angry, lyrical and funny, and more than a bit dangerous — A lot like Christina Applegate."Associated Press
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“A refreshing and unflinching addition to your celebrity-memoir collection.”Harper’s Bazaar
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“Emotional and honest, sometimes dark and often funny, YOU WITH THE SAD EYES is a raw and revealing portrait of the actress. Applegate paints a vivid picture of her messy trauma-filled childhood and coming of age while becoming a TV star. She unpacks her complicated entanglements with men, the emotional toll of enduring devastating illnesses, but also the joy, surprise, and discovery of living her life with admirable bravery.”Jessica Firger, Self
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“The most devastating celebrity memoir of the year… The star of ‘Married… with Children’ and ‘Anchorman’ unpacks her history of abuse, violence and self-loathing in her brutal yet darkly funny new book, ‘You with the Sad Eyes’. It is a remarkable, authentic achievement.”Adam White, The Independent
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“Few memoirs are written with such a clear, concise, angry and expressive voice as hers. [This] leaves us with a distinct desire for MS to end, or at least for new treatments to become available, in order to see great performers like Christina Applegate return to the state and to the life of dance, acting and hilarity that brought her into our lives in the first place.”Jana Siciliano, Book Reporter
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“When she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021… Applegate didn’t want to keep yet another secret. You With the Sad Eyes is the raw, honest result.”Salon, 9 Spring Memoirs You Won’t Want to Miss
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“[Applegate] tells a story of both happiness and resilience, even while grappling with self-doubt and depression in her early years, and with MS today.”The AARP Magazine
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“Child stardom wasn’t the end of her story as she continued her thriving acting career, starring in such movies as Anchorman and Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. But the blonde beauty faced a devastating crisis when she was diagnosed with MS in 2021. Applegate, 54…shar(es) her journey...”Parade Magazine, 20 Most Anticipated Books Coming in 2026
