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Before a writer finishes a book, there's only last thing to consider ahead of publishing it, and that's a book dedication. After all, masterpiece or not, the finished copy is there for hundreds of people to see, and it's the last chance for the (in)famous writer to attract the possible reader.
How many book dedications do you remember? My point exactly. Most of them are generic and unimaginative. But not these. Bored Panda has collected some of the greatest book dedications ever written to prove that writers do have the most excellent sense of humor and can tell a story even in a sentence or two.
From hilariously funny jokes about family life to warning mom about the sex scenes in the book, these dedications, without a doubt, get the audience interested in the title even before the entertaining book begins. So scroll down to read our selection of the best jokes from the first pages of publications, and don't forget to vote for your favorite funny books.
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#1
Graduate Texts In Mathematics - An Introduction To Algebraic Topology By Joseph J. Rotman
#2
Relatable
#3
Skulduggery Pleasant - Mortal Coil By Derek Landy
#4
Top-Tier Book Dedication
#5
Joan Rivers' Dedication Page Of Her Last Book, Diary Of A Mad Diva
#6
Skulduggery Pleasant - Death Bringer By Derek Landy
#7
I've Never Before Chosen A Book Based Simply On The Dedication
SykesDaMan 7 years ago
Is this a book that inspired or was inspired "How I met your mother" or more accurately "All the women I had before your mother"?
#8
E.E. Cummings Self-Published his book With The Help Of His Mother And Dedicated It To The Fourteen Publishing Houses Who Turned The Collection Down
#9
No Way Back By Matthew Klein
#10
The Selection By Kiera Cass
#11
The End Games By T. Michael Martin
#12
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir By Jenny Lawson
#13
One Of The Most Important Parts Of Connor Franta's New Book Is The Dedication
#14
I Love This Book Dedication
#15
Finally Sitting Down To Enjoy The Utterly Beautiful, Funny, Captivating New Book From Moose Allain, Which Has The Most Wonderful Dedication
#16
When You're So Far In The Friendzone You Get A Book Dedication. Austenland By Shannon Hale
#17
Mortal Gods (The Goddess War) By Kendare Blake
#18
City Of Golden Shadow (Otherland, Volume 1) By Tad William
arg 7 years ago
Dedication in book 4: "My father still hasn’t actually cracked any of the books – so, no, he still hasn’t noticed. I think I’m just going to have to tell him. Maybe I should break it to him gently. 'Everyone here who hasn’t had a book dedicated to them, take three steps forward. Whoops, Dad, hang on there for a second...' "
#19
Hooked On Judd Apatow's Book Since The Dedication Page
#20
Opened Up My Finance Textbook And Found This Dedication
#21
That Moment When You're Already Amused And It's Only The Dedication Page
Christina Waide 7 years ago
It's the middle child who gets missed-next time dedicate it to Jake!
#22
Best Book Dedication
#23
Product Details The Land Of Stories: Beyond The Kingdoms By Chris Colfer
CatShatBrix 7 years ago
It was you?! Oh no... just try not to think about the next time you meet them
#24
Picked Up A Book By My Lecturer And I'm Pretty Sure The Dedication Is To His Dog
#25
The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics Of Pirates By Peter Leeson
Bunnies are better!! 7 years ago
I looked it up, on wikipedia all it said in the personal life section was: He has a tattoo of a supply and demand curve on his right biceps.[15]
#26
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang By Chelsea Handler
#27
A Well Written Dedication Can Tell You More About The Author Than Their Bio At The End
#28
The House Of Hades By Rick Riordan
LJthe Gamebreaker 7 years ago
Cheeky bugger literally left his characters on a cliff hanging.... and then ended the book.
#29
To Everyone Who Wonders If I'm Writing About Them
CatShatBrix 7 years ago
Are you sure you're writing about me? About a cat that sneaks onto his Hooman's tablet at night to read BoredPanda?
#30
My Next Bedtime Reading. The Dedication Makes Me Chuckle
CatShatBrix 7 years ago
I KNOW! Teaching is mostly fun, and then there's papers, emails, b****y colleagues, d!ckish *ahem* challenging students, et cetera et cetera et cetera
#31
This Is A Book Dedication
#32
Skulduggery Pleasant: The End Of The World By Derek Landy
sexy_scorpio_3MD 7 years ago
I looked up what the covers look like and they are pretty awesome!
#33
Omg The Dedication In My Lady Jane
#34
Skulduggery Pleasant - Dark Days By Darek Landy
#35
The Dedication Page In Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
#36
More New Life Goal: Someday Writing A Book Dedication Half As Good As This One
#37
Yes. I Bought This Book Based On The Dedication Page
#38
Enjoying Admiral By Sean Danker. Great Book, Great Dedication. Lookin Fwd To Reading More Mr D
#39
They Deserved It!
#40
Sometimes I Try To Gauge How Much I'll Like A Book By Reading The Dedication. This One's Definitely A Winner
#41
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong By Prudence Shen And Faith Erin Hicks
#43
Found A Great Dedication In A Book I Got For Christmas
Bobbi Newell 7 years ago
Allie Brosh, her blog and book entitled Hyperbole and a Half. Scott was a troll.
#44
Reading Bryn Greenwood's 'All The Ugly And Wonderful Things' And This Is My Favourite Book Dedication Ever
#45
Dedication Page Of A Book I Just Borrowed
#46
Thicker Than Water, Melissa L Meyer
#47
The Best Dedication Page Ever. Go Andy Weir
#48
Reading One Of The Frances Book To My Son And Found This Dedication So Charming I Laughed Out Loud
#49
Perv: The Sexual Deviant In All Of Us By Jesse Bering
#52
Makbara By Juan Goytisolo
Karynne Williams 7 years ago
I really wish all these had the title of the books, I haven't ever bought a book by the dedication, but I may start trying it.
#54
You Might Be A Zombie And Other Bad News By Editors Of Cracked
#55
The Santa Beacon By Graham Gardener
#56
Post Office By Charles Bukowski
#57
And People Think That Lawyers Aren't Sincere
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Zori the degu 7 years ago
Awesome dedications, I bet the books are also that cool and original!
ViolinLover 7 years ago
I've thought about writing: "I want to thank myself! I would never have managed it without!" I mean, it's true...
Squiddosnazz 7 years ago
I think one of Derek Landy's skulduggery pleasant books has that on it, in similar terms
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Derpicorn 7 years ago
These are awesome! If I ever write a book (which I probably won't cuz I'm lazy) I will delicate ti "to my parents, goats, chickens, rabbits, all the eggs the chickens made, the cats, the dogs, that one llama I saw, that duck I named Fred, my fish, bored pandas, my friends, oh and my sister and brother I guess they are kind of important too." 😝
Zori the degu 7 years ago
Oh, they were pure gold. Unfortunately, I can't finish the series because there aren't any copies (neither bulgarian nor english) from books 5 to... whatever number is the last book in my city.
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Annika Godfrey 2 years ago
If I ever wrote a book (and I’m planning to) the dedication would be: to all of those people who laughed at my unfunny jokes, and to all the life guards at Hershey park I’m sorry I shut down the park for fifteen minutes when i was in fourth grade. You didn’t ask questions on how I got stuck in a water slide and I applaud you. You don’t get payed enough for all that crap.
Izabella Borowiak-Miller 7 years ago
Love this! I am going to start paying a lot more attention to dedications from now on!
Zori the degu 7 years ago
Awesome dedications, I bet the books are also that cool and original!
ViolinLover 7 years ago
I've thought about writing: "I want to thank myself! I would never have managed it without!" I mean, it's true...
Squiddosnazz 7 years ago
I think one of Derek Landy's skulduggery pleasant books has that on it, in similar terms
Load More Replies... Derpicorn 7 years ago
These are awesome! If I ever write a book (which I probably won't cuz I'm lazy) I will delicate ti "to my parents, goats, chickens, rabbits, all the eggs the chickens made, the cats, the dogs, that one llama I saw, that duck I named Fred, my fish, bored pandas, my friends, oh and my sister and brother I guess they are kind of important too." 😝
Zori the degu 7 years ago
Oh, they were pure gold. Unfortunately, I can't finish the series because there aren't any copies (neither bulgarian nor english) from books 5 to... whatever number is the last book in my city.
Load More Replies... Annika Godfrey 2 years ago
If I ever wrote a book (and I’m planning to) the dedication would be: to all of those people who laughed at my unfunny jokes, and to all the life guards at Hershey park I’m sorry I shut down the park for fifteen minutes when i was in fourth grade. You didn’t ask questions on how I got stuck in a water slide and I applaud you. You don’t get payed enough for all that crap.
Izabella Borowiak-Miller 7 years ago
Love this! I am going to start paying a lot more attention to dedications from now on!
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