Reviews

Rules for a Knight by Ethan Hawke

sunshineariel's review

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

littlemei's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

treehuggerdale's review

2.0

Meh...

rtwilliams16's review

3.0

"Never announce that you are a knight, simply behave as one. You are better than no one, and no one is better than you."

"Expect nothing, and you will enjoy everything."

"Jealousy, fear, and anger are obstacles to a knight's first goal: a clear mind."

"Sometimes to understand more, you need to know less."

A small book with good pieces of advice.

destinykaylani's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

bookedfortheweekend25's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

anna_4's review

inspiring lighthearted relaxing

4.75

sarah_the_bold's review

2.0

This book is a list of morals rounded out with contrived stories to illustrate them. It has some good advice in it, but you can get the same advice in a more interesting way from Dear Abby.

littlemissbookworm's review against another edition

4.0

"Regeln für einen Ritter" ist ein Buch, das sowohl Erwachsene als auch Kinder lesen können.
Darin werden 20 ritterliche Tugenden aufgezählt und anhand von Beispielen erklärt.
Obwohl das Mittelalter nun schon seit einigen Jährchen vorbei ist, besitzen die erwähnten ritterlichen Regeln, die zu respektvollen Umgang mit anderen und persönlichem Wachstum anhalten, immer noch große Aktualität.

Diese Liste wurde laut Vorwort im 15. Jahrhundert in Form eines Briefes von Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke an seine Kinder geschickt, was ich, sei es nun die Wahrheit oder nicht, wirklich nett finde. "Regeln für einen Ritter" ist jedenfalls ein, von Ethan Hawke und seiner Frau Ryan, liebevoll gestaltetes/rekonstruiertes Buch, das für alle Altersgruppen geeignet ist.

rmaff's review

5.0

I couldn't resist picking up a signed first edition copy of this at the Strand. I read it immediately after purchasing it while at the coffee shop then on the way home.

It was a fantastic book of insights including patience, discipline, and love. I really enjoyed the stories and lessons portrayed through each rule. I plan on rereading it whenever I need to ground myself. I also plan to read it to my children some day and recommend it to friends and family.