Viral Twitter Posts Share 18 Of The Wildest Book Dedications

Book dedications can be sweet, sentimental, or completely unhinged, and that mix is exactly why readers love them. A viral Twitter thread recently rounded up 18 of the wildest examples, turning a quiet page in the front of a book into the funniest part of the whole story.

These dedications come from all kinds of books and all kinds of authors, but the common thread is simple: someone decided to use that tiny space to make a joke, send a message, or leave readers doing a double take. The result is a collection of bookish one-liners that feel oddly personal and very shareable.

Some of them are sweet, some are savage, and some are just plain bizarre. Either way, the thread proves that the dedication page can be just as memorable as the book itself.

1. It is so hard to have an unusually spelled name.

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2. This man is very lucky to have such people in his life—saving him from alcoholism and killing dudes for him...

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That dedication takes a sharp turn fast.

3. They did their part.

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4. Really good pizza.

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5. You pervert, you...

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Some of these dedications are basically tiny roast sessions.

6. Sorry about that last cliffhanger, people.

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7. Carley, you are the best.

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8. Mom, I am saving lives by not being a doctor.

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That one sounds like a family argument in one sentence.

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9. Girls with...

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10. I am writing about you...

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11. Not for you...

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12. People who love to teach...

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A few of these feel like inside jokes nobody else was supposed to see.

13. Toast was not helpful at all.

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14. Not that Charles.

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15. Mom, just skip those scenes, please...

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16. Listen to your mother.

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That is one way to settle a disagreement with your parents.

17. Editor’s note says it all.

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18. To Rachel.

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If you are wondering, the books with the highest numbers of sold printed copies are:

1. Don Quixote (500 million copies sold)

2. A Tale of Two Cities (200 million copies sold)

3. The Lord of the Rings (150 million copies sold)

4. The Little Prince (142 million copies sold)

5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (107 million copies sold)

6. And Then There Were None (100 million copies sold)

7. The Dream of the Red Chamber (100 million copies sold)

8. The Hobbit (100 million copies sold)

9. She: A History of Adventure (100 million copies sold)

10. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (85 million copies sold)

Religious and political doctrine books are not counted because their numbers surpass billions, and many of them are not bought on the market but shared and gifted.

We are very happy to see that books are still popular.

Some dedications are funnier than the books they introduce.

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