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Review Quotes: Review Quotes: "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 Review Quotes: "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 Biographical Note: Christina Applegate is an Emmy(R) award-winning actress known for her captivating performances across film, television, and theatre. Applegate has charmed audiences throughout her career, from her breakout role as Kelly Bundy in MARRIED WITH CHILDREN to her award-winning performance in DEAD TO ME. With memorable credits along the way including ANCHORMAN, DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD, and her Tony-nominated performance in SWEET CHARITY on Broadway, Applegate has solidified her status as a Hollywood legend. In 2024, Applegate launched her own podcast with Jamie-Lynn Sigler, 'MeSsy', where the co-hosts get vulnerable about life's curveballs and living with MS. With hilarious but grounded conversations, joined by special guests including Will Ferrell, Jean Smart, Robin Roberts, and Jimmy Kimmel, they reflect on persevering through the messiness of life. Beyond her success on the screen, Applegate is recognized for her advocacy work, raising awareness about various causes close to her heart. Applegate's talent, grace, and humanitarian work continue to inspire fans worldwide. Review Quotes: "This is not your typical celebrity memoir."-- Jimmy Kimmel Review Quotes: "An honest and darkly funny memoir."-- USA Today Review Quotes: "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 Review Quotes: "A refreshing and unflinching addition to your celebrity-memoir collection."-- Harper's Bazaar Review Quotes: "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 Review Quotes: "[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 Review Quotes: "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 Review Quotes: "Unvarnished." -- Rolling Stone Review Quotes: "Furious, funny and profane." -- The New York TimesReview Quotes: "Brushed with the unbridled humor and candor that fans of the emmy-winning actor have come to expect."-- Los Angeles Times Review Quotes: "Raw and angry, lyrical and funny, and more than a bit dangerous -- A lot like Christina Applegate." -- Associated Press Review Quotes: "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 Publisher Marketing: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "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." Review Citations:
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You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir
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