You with the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate

 

Title:  You with the Sad Eyes

Author:  Christina Applegate

Narrated by:  Dan John Miller

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Length: Approximately 8 hour and 27 minutes

Source: Checked out through Libby through the Kewaunee Public Library

What actor/actress would you like to read a memoir about?

Christina Applegate was a child star growing up in California in the 1970s and 1980s.  Her home life was hard, but she became a star in TV and movies.  In 2021, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and her entire life suddenly changed.  This is her story.

My thoughts on this audiobook:

·       Christina Applegate narrated the audiobook which I really enjoyed. I was a fan growing up as a gen X kid especially of Married with Children and Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead.

·       She had such a sad neglected childhood.  I liked that she had a normal and happy experience visiting her grandparents in South Bend.

·       She suffered horrible domestic abuse by a boyfriend while she was in her late teens and at the height of her Married with Children fame.  It was hard to listen to.

·       Christina gets emotional talking about her relationship with her father and the discovery of the terrible life that he had as a child.

·       It was devastating to read about her MS diagnosis and sad realization that she won’t be able to work as an actress again.

·       Applegate experienced a lot of trauma in her life, but overall, it was inspiring how she kept going.

·       There was some detail on her shows and movies, but not as much as other Hollywood memoirs.

·       This was an honest audiobook, but I would have liked to hear more about happy times as well.

Overall, You with the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate was an inspiring and heartbreaking memoir.