- Acknowledgments’section is the perfect place to thank those who’ve supported
- Some people use it as an opportunity to mock their family and book agents
- And there’s more than a few homages to family pets
Penning a tome is many people’s life ambition and it often requires late nights, plenty of editing and a lot of patience.
So, for those who have written a novel, the ‘acknowledgments’ section is the perfect place to thank those who’ve supported them through the journey.
However, some people use it as an opportunity to have a little fun at the expense of their family, book agents or people from their past.
Here Femail reveals some of the book dedications shared online that are guaranteed to raise a smile – and there are more than a few homages to family pets.
People have shared the best first page book dedications they’ve ever seen inside a tome – and while most people give family members a nod, some people take it a little too far
Without naming and shaming the teacher, this author ensured she got her payback on him one way or another
Many of the authors used the dedication section to inject a spot of wit and humour
A man who penned a racy novel about his wild pre-marriage love life managed to see the funnt side – and so did his wife
Some of the notes inside the books were overtly gushy to the author’s other halves
Meanwhile, other dedications were somewhat random – and for one author, seemed like the perfect place to air a few confessions
Some of the side-splitting dedications were lengthy – and highly amusing
For those authors who didn’t have family to thank – or just loved their furry friend too much – the acknowledgments were dedicated to them
Rather than using the precious space to compliment their partners and family members, some authors dedicated their message to a celebrity who is less than likely going to see it