Rules for a Knight: A letter from a father
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- Author：Ethan Hawke
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Summary
'A guide for living an upright and noble life' The New Yorker
'An easy and endearing read' Publishers Weekly
'Never announce you are a Knight， simply behave as one。 You are better than no one， and no one is better than you。'
On the eve of a battle from which he fears he may not return， Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke writes a letter to his children so that he may pass on his-hard won lessons on knighthood。
Drawing on philosophy and the great writings of our time， the letter provides instructions on living a life full of adventure， inspiration and， most importantly， love。
Rules for a Knight is a beautiful fable by Ethan Hawke。
'Philosophy lovers will enjoy the Eastern and Western philosophical musings， but everyone will enjoy the touching storyline' Metro
'An easy and endearing read' Publishers Weekly
'Never announce you are a Knight， simply behave as one。 You are better than no one， and no one is better than you。'
On the eve of a battle from which he fears he may not return， Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke writes a letter to his children so that he may pass on his-hard won lessons on knighthood。
Drawing on philosophy and the great writings of our time， the letter provides instructions on living a life full of adventure， inspiration and， most importantly， love。
Rules for a Knight is a beautiful fable by Ethan Hawke。
'Philosophy lovers will enjoy the Eastern and Western philosophical musings， but everyone will enjoy the touching storyline' Metro
Reviews
Glen
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It's basically a collection of parables from around the world， repackaged as advice for the children of an ill-fated knight。 The pocket size of this book makes it clear that this is the sort of thing you keep lying around on your desk whenever you need a moment's reminder of how to recompose yourself in stressful times。 It's not the worst thing to have readily available， as there's some broadly useful advice within these covers。Artistically， however， it's a little baffling。 Hawke claims that thi It's basically a collection of parables from around the world， repackaged as advice for the children of an ill-fated knight。 The pocket size of this book makes it clear that this is the sort of thing you keep lying around on your desk whenever you need a moment's reminder of how to recompose yourself in stressful times。 It's not the worst thing to have readily available， as there's some broadly useful advice within these covers。Artistically， however， it's a little baffling。 Hawke claims that this is a story found in his family's collection of artifacts， but if you're familiar with various fables from around the world， you likely will have heard at least one of these stories before。 （I'm looking at you， fictional "Sir Richard。"） The book itself is classified as fiction， making the entire "familial connection" premise needlessly confusing。 It's not poorly written by any means， but it does make one wonder why the story wasn't presented as a collection of global fables to begin with。 。。。more
LuAnn
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Interesting little book， but I feel it's more for a younger reader。 I will be passing this on to my grandson who will be turning 19 next month。 Interesting little book， but I feel it's more for a younger reader。 I will be passing this on to my grandson who will be turning 19 next month。 。。。more
Snow
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All shall be well。Rules for a Knight is a letter from a father to his children， and because of that， I found it less condescending than most self-help-do-better-at-life sort of books。 The examples/scenarios he used to explain each rule were all nice and thought out， even though some of the passages were direct lifts from old chinese fables or philosopher stories， which I found to be quite interesting and makes me genuinely wonder whether knights had the habit of reading ancient chinese scrolls d All shall be well。Rules for a Knight is a letter from a father to his children， and because of that， I found it less condescending than most self-help-do-better-at-life sort of books。 The examples/scenarios he used to explain each rule were all nice and thought out， even though some of the passages were direct lifts from old chinese fables or philosopher stories， which I found to be quite interesting and makes me genuinely wonder whether knights had the habit of reading ancient chinese scrolls during their times。 （maybe all the rules and stories are just different fables retold and I just didn't know it？）I found it comforting the way the book/letter ended in "oh my god this was such a long letter， but eh you'll learn all this by yourself as you grow anyways" （I look back and count these pages and see I have been most self-indulgent。 These are all lessons you will learn on your own。） because sometimes it feels like these kind of books that teach life lessons always expect you to be perfect and do everything as they say the moment they tell you the rule， and it's discouraging knowing that you cannot do that。 （the "BUT WAIT ONE MORE THING！！ sorry" at the end is also very endearing for some reason haha）I picked this book up because I saw the author's name and didn't expect it to be this， but I think it was still a somewhat enjoyable read and it broke me when I saw River Phoenix in the Special Thanks to Other Knights section :（（（ 。。。more
Jenny Iverstine
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'Rules for a Knight' jumped off the shelf at me because of it's size and deliciously wrapped green cover。 At first， I was amazed at the luck of it as a nonfiction！ ha！ But even when I realized Hawke's words and images were a carefully crafted fiction， I loved it even more。 The small chapters are enough inspiration to carry me for days。 The delicate animal drawings are the perfect touch and beautifully placed。 Last week I sent this book to my cousin， a college graduate and plan to send this to hi 'Rules for a Knight' jumped off the shelf at me because of it's size and deliciously wrapped green cover。 At first， I was amazed at the luck of it as a nonfiction！ ha！ But even when I realized Hawke's words and images were a carefully crafted fiction， I loved it even more。 The small chapters are enough inspiration to carry me for days。 The delicate animal drawings are the perfect touch and beautifully placed。 Last week I sent this book to my cousin， a college graduate and plan to send this to high school and college graduates in the future。 Truly a special 'little' book of wisdom to encourage anyone on their journey！ 。。。more
Jessica Mailhot
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Wholesome， thoughtful， timeless。 It'll leave you wanting to be a better human and see the best in others。 Wholesome， thoughtful， timeless。 It'll leave you wanting to be a better human and see the best in others。 。。。more
F。C。 Shultz
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Hard to review this one。 There were parts that were outstanding （the calf in the river， the ballad at the end）， parts that were unoriginal （the wolf you feed， tea cups overflowing）， and I agreed with nearly all of it—even enjoyed reading this wisdom in a fictional way—though I can’t stand inspirational one-liners （I’m looking at you Twitter）。 I’d say check it out。 It’s short and you’ll probably be reminded of some virtues you’ve been neglecting。
Benjamin Zook
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Simple， genuine and pure。 Full of lessons we should all learn to live by。 Something I'll cherish and share for the rest of my life。 Simple， genuine and pure。 Full of lessons we should all learn to live by。 Something I'll cherish and share for the rest of my life。 。。。more
Lexi Faith Carlson
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This letter from a Knight to his wife and kids， at times brought me to tears。 If everyone lived by these rules our world would be a much different place。 As （personally） a Christian these are attributes we have to live by。 Sadly， as a whole we fail to live these out。 You know， "you can talk the talk， but can you walk the walk" type thing。 This letter from a Knight to his wife and kids， at times brought me to tears。 If everyone lived by these rules our world would be a much different place。 As （personally） a Christian these are attributes we have to live by。 Sadly， as a whole we fail to live these out。 You know， "you can talk the talk， but can you walk the walk" type thing。 。。。more
Ami Yoshikawa
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3。5
Erik M Johnson
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One of my favorite books。 Part guide to being a better human， part fun "historic fiction" One of my favorite books。 Part guide to being a better human， part fun "historic fiction" 。。。more
Gary
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I just ordered this for my two sons。 I wish that I had discovered it and read it a long time ago，and gave it to them when they were much younger。 However， both in the 30s， it will be gifted to them ， for Christmas， just from their Father， myself。 I liked it that much。 Charming，and loved the illustrations，and the wise advise for a good thoughtful knight。
Gavin Stafford
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Cool little book。 Love Ethan Hawke
Cecilia
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existe algo que ethan hawke não consegue fazer？“Por que estou vivo？ Onde eu estava antes deter nascido？ O que acontecerá comigo depois deminha morte？ Por que devo seguir estas regras？Faça a si mesmo as perguntas dificeis。 Descubracomo os seus parentes mais velhos responderamàs mesmas questões。 Nossos ancestrais não erambobos。Você não criou as montanhas， o mar， o solou a chuva。 Nem mesmo criou a si próprio。 Então pode relaxar; a responsabilidade sobre o mundonão está apenas nas suas costas。Cuide- existe algo que ethan hawke não consegue fazer？“Por que estou vivo？ Onde eu estava antes deter nascido？ O que acontecerá comigo depois deminha morte？ Por que devo seguir estas regras？Faça a si mesmo as perguntas dificeis。 Descubracomo os seus parentes mais velhos responderamàs mesmas questões。 Nossos ancestrais não erambobos。Você não criou as montanhas， o mar， o solou a chuva。 Nem mesmo criou a si próprio。 Então pode relaxar; a responsabilidade sobre o mundonão está apenas nas suas costas。Cuide-se para não ser excessivamente zelososobre qualquer coisa。 Sempre se fala a respeito deum homem tão santo que podia andar sobre brasas， ou de uma mulher cujas preces eram tão divinamente poderosas que ela dançava sobre a água。Para mim， andar sobre a Terra já é um milagresuficiente。” 。。。more
Jasmine
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An attempt in anachronistic auto fiction。 The idea is charming， but the book is largely forgettable。 It is simply common morals and life lessons repackaged into medieval trails。 Not all accompanying stories are of equal weight， some better than others。 Sometimes the “Rules” stand better alone， and interestingly found some to be a bit contradictory （Pride & Humility， for example。） For this being such a short book， I find that to be quite lazy on the writers part。
Lucas
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I always knew I would love this book :'） I always knew I would love this book :'） 。。。more
Benjamin Latham
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Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke writes to his children about different aspects of being a knight that they should add into their own lives。 Solitude， humility， gratitude， pride， cooperation， friendship， forgiveness， honesty， courage， grace， patience， justice， generosity， discipline， dedication， speech， faith， equality， love， and death。 He wants them to add these aspects to improve their quality of life。This book was very informative and endearing。 It gave a good basis of qualities anyone and everyone sh Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke writes to his children about different aspects of being a knight that they should add into their own lives。 Solitude， humility， gratitude， pride， cooperation， friendship， forgiveness， honesty， courage， grace， patience， justice， generosity， discipline， dedication， speech， faith， equality， love， and death。 He wants them to add these aspects to improve their quality of life。This book was very informative and endearing。 It gave a good basis of qualities anyone and everyone should add into their lives to improve their quality of life。 。。。more
Jessica Corkum
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Potent little book！ Strong values with often interesting parables attached。
Amanda Nicole
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One of the most incredible， influential， powerful， beautiful books I've ever read。 I finished it in one night。 I will forever come back to this book and read it again。 One of the most incredible， influential， powerful， beautiful books I've ever read。 I finished it in one night。 I will forever come back to this book and read it again。 。。。more
Janet
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I really enjoyed this。 I feel like a bit of a dummy though （or maybe it was just that I was super gullible today）。 I thought， when I first started it （because it said so）， and for quite some time going forward that it was really based on a real letter， etc that Ethan’s family found！ I believed that！ At first。 I even thought it was pretty impressive that there was that kind of thinking back then。 Yeah， gullible today。 I soon realized how unbelievable it was that those sort of rules and ideas exis I really enjoyed this。 I feel like a bit of a dummy though （or maybe it was just that I was super gullible today）。 I thought， when I first started it （because it said so）， and for quite some time going forward that it was really based on a real letter， etc that Ethan’s family found！ I believed that！ At first。 I even thought it was pretty impressive that there was that kind of thinking back then。 Yeah， gullible today。 I soon realized how unbelievable it was that those sort of rules and ideas existed so long ago。 Then I skipped ahead and looked at all the pictures and thought it was such a coincidence that there were just enough pictures exactly to accompany each rule。 I can’t recall what anecdote exactly made me realize the book was 100% contrived， but when I did I was a little bit sad about it。 As a person who loves older history， and as a person who is super nostalgic， I thought it was the absolute coolest and amazing thing that Ethan had found this connection to his past。 The historian in me is super disappointed that it took me as long as it did to realize it was all fiction！ Sigh… I still enjoyed it anyway and thought it was a sweet thing for Hawke to write for his kids。 I’m not so sure why people’s reviews were giving him some crap。 Dude wrote it as lessons for his kids。 Ya gotta admire that。 Oh - loved the illustrations as well。 🙂 。。。more
Samuel Duppp
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An eloquent and easily absorbed intrapersonal trip passed from one eon to the next。 Quite literally through space and time。 This is a book that will make you question morality in the most wholesome way。 From the last letter of Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawk， a night from the 15th century， a collection of stories have been uncovered and translated into only what I can describe as a children’s book for an adults。 Chock full of beautiful imagery and profoundly simple reminders of how to live a happy life， An eloquent and easily absorbed intrapersonal trip passed from one eon to the next。 Quite literally through space and time。 This is a book that will make you question morality in the most wholesome way。 From the last letter of Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawk， a night from the 15th century， a collection of stories have been uncovered and translated into only what I can describe as a children’s book for an adults。 Chock full of beautiful imagery and profoundly simple reminders of how to live a happy life， this book SLAPS！ The letter was originally crafted for the son and daughter of Sir Thomas， then translated to fit our english tongue， Each chapter focuses in on a different virtue of a Nobel Knights rulebook。 Each are beautiful virtues that stand true， from passed along through lessons from a grandfather and guru to Sir Lemuel Hawke， and through him， to his children， finally reaching our hearts in the 21st century。 Each chapter is easy to read and interpret。 The combination of a beautiful introductory quote followed by analysis and a true （yet related） story of knighthood， you are transported to a beautiful humbling atmosphere。 After each chapter this books leaves me feeling a sense clarity and gratefulness。 Highly relatable to the end of a great conversation with a close friend:）Would recommend for anyone and everyone。 。。。more
Richard Mulholland
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I read this as part of my morning reflection and it was perfect for that。 Recommended。
Cole Curtiss
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A treasured book， evidently so within the first few pages。 This is a philosophy book for the ages， guisefully hidden among a fascinating circumstance and persona。 Such a great gift book， for anyone young or old。 Love this！
Cody Wilson
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Fantastic quick read。 Hawke knocked it out of the park。 Even at moments when I didn't wanna read anything， I'd pick this up and read another one of the chapters/letters。 Felt like I flew through this one especially at the beginning of the year when I wasn't feeling like reading anything， this absolutely came in clutch for an absolutely great read。 Fantastic quick read。 Hawke knocked it out of the park。 Even at moments when I didn't wanna read anything， I'd pick this up and read another one of the chapters/letters。 Felt like I flew through this one especially at the beginning of the year when I wasn't feeling like reading anything， this absolutely came in clutch for an absolutely great read。 。。。more
Nicolas
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I enjoyed this quite a bit
ioana （Taylor's version）
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ugly tears。
Amal Fareed
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Acc really nice， letter from a knight to his kids while he is dying。 And he happens to be an ancestor of indie movie legend and moonknight baddie ethan hawke。
Josephine
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read this out loud on a roadtrip with my boyfriend， such a sweet book that reminds us of the values that matter and that make a good life。 We often become so involved in our own life that we lose sight of whats really important （love， passion， empathy， patience） - and how to give back。 Of course， many could argue that this book takes a very outdated approach and talks about the "woman that has to be loved" and the "knight who rescues her" – but I believe thats not the point of the book。 Let us b read this out loud on a roadtrip with my boyfriend， such a sweet book that reminds us of the values that matter and that make a good life。 We often become so involved in our own life that we lose sight of whats really important （love， passion， empathy， patience） - and how to give back。 Of course， many could argue that this book takes a very outdated approach and talks about the "woman that has to be loved" and the "knight who rescues her" – but I believe thats not the point of the book。 Let us be more mindful of how we treat others， and let us be less selfish。 。。。more
Allison
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honestly this was really cute。 it was sort of a life advice book disguised as a historical find， which was kinda fun。 the life advice was pretty good。 i have no idea who ethan hawke is although apparently he is an actor。 this would be really cute to read to kids
Lisa
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A friend loaned me this charming and thought-provoking little book to read。 Beautifully presented - it is pocket sized and looks very old-school with a green cloth cover - this book is comprised of life lessons or advice organized around a long list of topics such as honesty， equality， pride and gratitude， among many others。 The structure of the book （each chapter covers a concept， accompanied by a simple sketch of a bird， a short statement about the concept followed by a parable， quote， story e A friend loaned me this charming and thought-provoking little book to read。 Beautifully presented - it is pocket sized and looks very old-school with a green cloth cover - this book is comprised of life lessons or advice organized around a long list of topics such as honesty， equality， pride and gratitude， among many others。 The structure of the book （each chapter covers a concept， accompanied by a simple sketch of a bird， a short statement about the concept followed by a parable， quote， story etc。 that demonstrates the topic in action） makes the book immensely readable and appropriate for young people。 I found myself frequently pausing to reflect on what I was reading and appreciated the acknowledgement of the many sources used to flesh out each concept and life lesson。 Clever approach to share valuable insight on how to live life most effectively。 。。。more
Dawson Rubin
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