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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
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.
_sabrinasbooknook_'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.
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.
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.
katiescogins's review
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
schinji's review
3.0
Something something, blah blah, about the tradition of people writing self-help/fatherly advice books. It is long, and this continues it's overwrought-ness.
I liked some of the sections, but I can't honestly say there was anything in here that I hadn't found from some other place. Literally, many of the anecdotes that are peddled as newly discovered agéd Hawke family advice penned before the ultimate adventure of a prior patriarch I recognize from various zen parables, stories from the Pali canon, and other Buddhist literature, and that was just the stuff I recognized. I assume most of the stories have been lifted from other sources and retooled to fit the formatting. Generally non-religious; and some effort was made to make a nod towards leaving the gendering of advice out considering the age and 'knightlyness' it espouses.
The collection is brief, and on the whole, nice to review the points. The song of the forest dweller at the end leaves some art to be desired, but it could be worse.
Listened: Quality reading, perhaps not as great in song.
I liked some of the sections, but I can't honestly say there was anything in here that I hadn't found from some other place. Literally, many of the anecdotes that are peddled as newly discovered agéd Hawke family advice penned before the ultimate adventure of a prior patriarch I recognize from various zen parables, stories from the Pali canon, and other Buddhist literature, and that was just the stuff I recognized. I assume most of the stories have been lifted from other sources and retooled to fit the formatting. Generally non-religious; and some effort was made to make a nod towards leaving the gendering of advice out considering the age and 'knightlyness' it espouses.
The collection is brief, and on the whole, nice to review the points. The song of the forest dweller at the end leaves some art to be desired, but it could be worse.
Listened: Quality reading, perhaps not as great in song.
caffeinatedfae's review
3.0
So, I picked this book up for book club. I was told that it was a "feel good" book that was short and sweet. That is definitely not how I would describe this. "Rules for a Knight" is a small book of fables. One of the fables is almost word for word (might actually be an infringement on copyright) of the two wolves parable.
I'm not sure what I was expecting (possibly a true plot) but the novella was okay. The fables were okay, nothing more, nothing less.
I'm not sure what I was expecting (possibly a true plot) but the novella was okay. The fables were okay, nothing more, nothing less.