You with the Sad Eyes

“This is not your typical celebrity memoir.”—Jimmy Kimmel

"Furious, funny and profane."

"Unvarnished." —Rolling Stone

"[A] lively—and at times harrowing—account of all that the viewers at home never got to see." —NPR

“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

 “An honest and darkly funny memoir.”—USA Today

"Brushed with the unbridled humor and candor that fans of the emmy-winning actor have come to expect."—Los Angeles Times

"Raw and angry, lyrical and funny, and more than a bit dangerous — A lot like Christina Applegate." —Associated Press

“A refreshing and unflinching addition to your celebrity-memoir collection.”—Harper’s Bazaar

“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

“Lively and profane and punctuated by genuine horrors . . . Ms. Applegate’s father absconded when she was a toddler, and her mother took up with a vicious junkie who beat the two of them. Growing up in Los Angeles, Ms. Applegate had Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp in her extended friend group; Stephen Stills (of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) is her godfather. She came of age amid the melee of Hollywood celebrity and learned that 'life is messy no matter who is living it.' . . . Her audiobook narration is a pleasure.”—Meghan Cox Gurdon, Wall Street Journal

“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

“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

“[An] honest and deeply personal memoir… There are career anecdotes that celebrity enthusiasts will enjoy, but more importantly, sharing her decades of journal entries, Applegate describes her troubled childhood, her low self-esteem, her eating disorder, an abusive relationship, cancer, a double mastectomy, and now MS, hoping her story will help others.

VERDICT: A harrowing, grimly funny, eloquently intimate, and ultimately empowering memoir."—Library Journal

“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

“[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

“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