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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
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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
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One Of The Most Important Parts Of Connor Franta's New Book Is The 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
#21
That Moment When You're Already Amused And It's Only The Dedication Page
#23
Product Details The Land Of Stories: Beyond The Kingdoms By Chris Colfer
#24
Picked Up A Book By My Lecturer And I'm Pretty Sure The Dedication Is To His Dog
#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.
Alex (TheSarcasticSister) 7 years ago
We could literally make an entire post full of 'Rick Riordan's Best Trolls.' :p
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#36
More New Life Goal: Someday Writing A Book Dedication Half As Good As This One
#38
Enjoying Admiral By Sean Danker. Great Book, Great Dedication. Lookin Fwd To Reading More Mr D
#40
Sometimes I Try To Gauge How Much I'll Like A Book By Reading The Dedication. This One's Definitely A Winner
#44
Reading Bryn Greenwood's 'All The Ugly And Wonderful Things' And This Is My Favourite Book Dedication Ever
#48
Reading One Of The Frances Book To My Son And Found This Dedication So Charming I Laughed Out Loud
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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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