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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
Virola Saselah 8 years ago
OMG.... same thing is happening here with me right now. I'm going to copy paste and edit a little @dedicated to my dear loving husband
Shirly Setia 7 years ago
One of the best book I've ever read in my whole life on any topic whatsoever...wow...I really do mean that. Here is the one I love: http://www.buybooksindia.com/fiction-books-c465.php
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#2
Relatable
Liam. Just Liam. 8 years ago
NO, ITS LIAM, IRISH FOR WILLIAM! HOW ON EARTH DO YOU NOT RECOGNISE THAT?!
Rosa Darkwood 8 years ago
Omg is it really Irish for William?! I never knew that that's so cool!!!
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Neurotic_Octopus 8 years ago
Yup! If people can spell my last name they can't pronounce it, and vise versa, lol.
HoangChi Smith 3 years ago
Anyone knows the author of this book dedication, please? Thank you 😊
#3
Skulduggery Pleasant - Mortal Coil By Derek Landy
June Pixeld 8 years ago
I love this so much, i would buy the book even if it sucks, just for that dedication
Marvel Monster 7 years ago
The book certainly doesn't suck. The entire series is freaking amazing! All the dedications are wacky.
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Sarah White 8 years ago
I read this book and I loved when I saw this XD it's a really witty yet dark book in the fantasy/adventure genre and I would highly suggest it to anyone looking for a good book.
Marvel Monster 7 years ago
It is. Absolutely fantastic. I highly recommend, Its part of a series titled Skulduggery Pleasant, so read it in order. My personal favourite book series.
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#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
Marvel Monster 7 years ago
Here's the entire series, in order. (As of August 2018) There are still more books being written. Skulduggery Pleasant Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with fire Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer Skulduggery Pleasant: Kingdom Of The Wicked Skulduggery Pleasant: Last Stand Of Dead Men Skulduggery Pleasant: The Dying Of The Light Skulduggery Pleasant: Ressurection Skulduggery Pleasant: Midnight EXTRAS: The Maleficent Seven Armageddon Outta Here (Short Story Collection) Get Thee Behind Me, Bubba Moon! (Contained within Armageddon Outta Here) The End Of The World (Contained within Armageddon Outta Here) There you go. Now read it. In order. Now. Go on, shoo! (If you don't read it in order I will destroy you. Don't make me go through that again.)
Marvel Monster 7 years ago
I'm so sorry, I didn't know that Bored Panda would delete all my perfect spaces
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Sagarika Bhatt 8 years ago
Saving this, coz it will be the first time someone is plagarizing a Forward
#7
I've Never Before Chosen A Book Based Simply On The Dedication
SykesDaMan 8 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"?
roody ro 3 years ago
: Available – A memoir of heartbreak, hookups, love, and brunch
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Vlad Horobet 8 years ago
It was simpler than asking you who you've slept before...she could read it, again, and again, and again...and then throw proofs at you.
#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
Kirchner Deventer 8 years ago
Nice how it's shaped like a cup. Love how he plays with the visual impact of words as much as their literary impact.
Mimis Nachbarin 8 years ago
No Thanks To... That is hardly a coincidence. He chose that titel by purpose.
Milt MacFarlane 8 years ago
It’d take a chapter for Robert Pirsig RIP to write his world record 121 rejections
#9
No Way Back By Matthew Klein
#10
The Selection By Kiera Cass
Madeline Bublik 8 years ago
Omg I love the too! I have every single one of her published books!
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CatShatBrix 8 years ago
Sorry, this is daughter not son, the author is a girl
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The End Games By T. Michael Martin
Amanda Harker 8 years ago
It's amazing how the whole feel of a quote can change when you find out the source of said quote.
#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
Claire 8 years ago
That's not the friend zone rofl - Colin Firth is a celebrity (Mr Darcy + Bridget Jones).
#17
Mortal Gods (The Goddess War) By Kendare Blake
#18
City Of Golden Shadow (Otherland, Volume 1) By Tad William
arg 8 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
Amanda Harker 8 years ago
I can so relate to this! I'm writing my own biography as therapy to help move passed my mother's abuse.
ugaas wiilhoog 8 years ago
Well you gotta mess with your children just a bit, just enough to make them interesting adults.
Prince-Nux 8 years ago
Or not be s****y parents. Kids are more likely to be interesting and reasonably undamaged with parents that don't suck.
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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 8 years ago
It's the middle child who gets missed-next time dedicate it to Jake!
Zoe Krishel 8 years ago
I get it! I was always last in line when the class lined up alphabetically by first name! 😢
#22
Best Book Dedication
Susan Rappenwolf 8 years ago
My eighth-grade English teacher predicted I would only be a housewife. I chose to be anything but. Librarian, actress-singer, private investigator, etc. An interesting life, indeed.
Prince-Nux 8 years ago
Boo hoo, the mean feminists believe everyone should be equal! The worst!
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#23
Product Details The Land Of Stories: Beyond The Kingdoms By Chris Colfer
CatShatBrix 8 years ago
It was you?! Oh no... just try not to think about the next time you meet them
J Perry 8 years ago
Haha, reminds me of a wedding I went to where the best man, who was also the groom's brother, revealed that the groom had set fire to their garden shed as kids. It burned down. The parents had for 20 years thought it was an accident, and had no idea their beloved oldest son was in any way involved. The groom was slightly outraged, but no hard feelings.
Annika Godfrey 4 years ago
I read this book when I was in third grade this series sparked my love for reading….I feel so validated
adoracat 8 years ago
I think it was 5 years ago when I finally told mama how the dryer broke. (It would run with the door open. My brother said he could get INTO the dryer. He did, I switched it to air fluff and turned it on. I only let him go around 3 times! He was 15, I was 17. I was 49 at the time of the confession...and the only injuries were dizziness [him] and a stitch in my side from cackling laughter)
Suparna Gibbs 8 years ago
Eccentricity? I'd have called it something else....like insanity maybe! Lol
#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!! 8 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]
Baked Panda 8 years ago
She sid yes http://blog.press.princeton.edu/2009/03/30/pete-leeson-proposes-an-economic-love-story/
Pat Salzer 8 years ago
I googled Ania Leeson, just in case. Got this: http://blog.press.princeton.edu/2009/03/30/pete-leeson-proposes-an-economic-love-story/ so I think it was all good.
Dina Mansour-Ille 8 years ago
I googled as well and found this: http://austrianeconomists.typepad.com/weblog/2009/03/on-friday-i-got-engaged-.html
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#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 8 years ago
Cheeky bugger literally left his characters on a cliff hanging.... and then ended the book.
Alex (TheSarcasticSister) 8 years ago
We could literally make an entire post full of 'Rick Riordan's Best Trolls.' :p
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#29
To Everyone Who Wonders If I'm Writing About Them
CatShatBrix 8 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 8 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 8 years ago
I looked up what the covers look like and they are pretty awesome!
Kathleen Ryan 8 years ago
Thank you dedication. You made me switch screens to amazon and buy the first book!
#33
Omg The Dedication In My Lady Jane
Sunzilla 8 years ago
There was room, but the door couldn't handle the weight... What's with the English history bit...??
AnonymousPanda 8 years ago
The book is about Lady Jane Grey (actual figure from history) but they embellish and add some things
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AngelofThursdays 8 years ago
JFC yes there was enough room but when he tried to climb up, the door started sinking. Both of them could fit but not both float!
#34
Skulduggery Pleasant - Dark Days By Darek Landy
J Browne 8 years ago
I wasn't familiar with this series or the author. I don't like the covers..sorry...but I read an excerpt and his writing style is quick witted and grasps you immediately. Typically superior Irish wit :) I just might have to read one...or two...
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The Dedication Page In Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
M O'Connell 8 years ago
Evidently the book contained a scene with a horse, and it would seem that was the only part the authors mother mentioned upon reading the manuscript.
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More New Life Goal: Someday Writing A Book Dedication Half As Good As This One
CatShatBrix 8 years ago
Technically, you couldn't have done anything without their genetic material. Just sayin'
#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 8 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
#51
The Dedication In This Book
#52
Makbara By Juan Goytisolo
Karynne Williams 8 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 8 years ago
Awesome dedications, I bet the books are also that cool and original!
ViolinLover 8 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 8 years ago
I think one of Derek Landy's skulduggery pleasant books has that on it, in similar terms
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Derpicorn 8 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 8 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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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.
Zori the degu 8 years ago
Awesome dedications, I bet the books are also that cool and original!
ViolinLover 8 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 8 years ago
I think one of Derek Landy's skulduggery pleasant books has that on it, in similar terms
Load More Replies... Derpicorn 8 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 8 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 4 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.
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