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Recipe: Homemade Thin Crust Pizza
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The key to a really good pizza is, of course, the crust. We make pizza at our house at least once a week, so you can be sure this recipe comes to you after years of very meticulous kitchen testing! Also, the fact that this dough comes together in just a few minutes and doesn't need time to rise means that we can have pizza for dinner any night of the week.
This crust has a nice bit of crunch, but it's pliable enough to fold in half if required. The mild wheat flavor is a nice backdrop to whatever toppings you want to layer on top.
Since we're keeping the crust on the thinner side, this dough doesn't actually require time to rise. You roll it out after kneading it briefly and let it rest on the counter while you prepare the toppings. When it goes in the oven, the heat gives the bread a quick burst of rising so it will still have some chew when you bite into it.
This said, letting the dough rise a little or even refrigerating it overnight gives the dough even more depth of flavor and a crackling crust. Once you've finished kneading, let it rise until doubled, divide it in two, and store the balls of dough in separate containers. When you're ready to make your pizza, take the dough out of the fridge and let it warm up a bit while you prepare the toppings—ten minutes or so should do it.
Tester's Notes:
This is such a solid and dependable pizza recipe. I remember what a revelation it was to realize that I could, literally, have pizza ready for the oven within minutes of walking through the door. It's still amazing to me! The flavor gets even better if you have the time to let it rise or refrigerate the dough overnight, but it's pretty darn fantastic baked right away.
Try subbing a bit of whole wheat or spelt flour for the white sometime. The healthy whole grains are a welcome addition and I also love the extra flavor they give the pizza. -Emma
Homemade Thin Crust Pizza
For the dough:
3/4 cups (6 ounces) lukewarm water
1 teaspoon active-dry or instant yeast
2 cups (10 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
For the toppings:
For the base, classic red sauce or a white sauce, a thin spread of ricotta cheese, or a simple brush of olive oil
For toppings, sauteed onions, red peppers, mushrooms, cooked sausage, or bacon
For cheese, one or a combination of the following: mozzarella, provolone, parmesan, fontina, romano, and asiago
Set the oven to 500°F or as hot as it will go and let it heat for at least a half an hour before making the pizza. If you have a pizza stone, put it in the lower-middle part of the oven now.
Combine the water and yeast in a mixing bowl, and stir to dissolve the yeast. The mixture should look like thin miso soup. Add the flour and salt to the bowl and mix until you've formed a shaggy dough.
Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface along with any loose flour still in the bowl. Knead until all the flour is incorporated, and the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. The dough should still feel moist and slightly tacky. If it's sticking to your hands and counter-top like bubble gum, work in more flour one tablespoon at a time until it is smooth.
If you have time at this point, you can let the dough rise until you need it or until doubled in bulk (about an hour and a half). After rising, you can use the dough or refrigerate it for up to three days.
Cover the dough with the upside-down mixing bowl or a clean kitchen towel while you prepare the pizza toppings.
When ready to make the pizza, tear off two pieces of parchment paper roughly 12-inches wide. Divide the dough in two with a bench scraper. Working with one piece of the dough at a time, form it into a large disk with your hands and lay it on the parchment paper.
Work from the middle of the dough outwards, using the heel of your hand to gently press and stretch the dough until it's about 1/4 of an inch thick or less. For an extra-thin crust, roll it with a rolling pin. If the dough starts to shrink back, let it rest for five minutes and then continue rolling.
The dough will stick to the parchment paper, making it easier for you to roll out, and the pizza is baked while still on the parchment. As it cooks, the dough will release from the parchment, and you can slide the paper out midway through cooking.
Spoon a few tablespoons of sauce into the center of the pizza and use the back of a spoon to spread it out to the edges. Pile on all of your toppings.
Using a bread peel or the backside of a baking sheet, slide your pizza (still on the parchment) onto the baking stone in the oven. If you don't have a baking stone, bake the pizza right on the baking sheet.
Bake for about 5 minutes and then rotate the pizza, removing the parchment from under the pizza as you do so. Bake for another 3 to 5 minutes until the crust is golden-brown and the cheese looks toasty.
Remove the pizza from oven and let it cool on a wire rack. Repeat with shaping, topping, and baking second pizza.
Let both pizzas cool for about five minutes before slicing and serving.
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Another tip, if you don't have a stone, bake the pizza on the underside of a baking sheet. It will be easy to slide off.
Also, when the crust has setup, transfer the pizza directly to the oven rack to finish cooking.
No Garlic in your crust?!?! A travesty!
We always mince up several cloves of garlic and throw them into the dough! Not only does it smell amazing when baking but it gives it that extra umph to take a ordinary crust to an amazing crust level!
Does this work with whole wheat flour, too?
I made homemade pizza tonight too. I used a recent Cooks Illustrated test recipe for the dough--can't wait until they print it, it's a winner! But used different toppings then the test recipe, this time I did half pepperoni with mozzarella and provolone, and half pizza margherita.
Quite tasty and easy to prepare before a big Easter feast. Tomorrow sloppy joes, then very good eats on Sunday! Happy Easter!
Manders22--Garlic in the crust is such a fantastic idea! I can't believe I've never thought of it before! Thanks for the tip.
Merychipus--You can substitute some of the flour with whole wheat--try between 1/2 and 1 cup. It's tricky to substitute more than half the flour in this particular recipe because the final crust can end up really tough and dense. Having at least a little white flour will ensure some chew.
Has anyone else come across good whole wheat pizza dough recipes?
I've been using the parchment paper trick for pizza, too! I love it. I feel wasteful for using it, but it really does make it so much easier. I've actually ruined pizzas in the past by unsuccessfully transferring them to my pizza stone. I guess that means I prefer wasting parchment paper to wasting food.
I typically use multi-grain pastry flour rather than whole wheat, it's finely milled and the texture is softer rather than dense. Again, sometimes I mix but you have a bit more leeway.
Rather than garlic (not a fan) I add dried herbs to the dough, usually an Italian blend and a bit of multi-colored pepper. Fresh herbs are fine too, whatever's on hand.
I've found a few recipes on Allrecipes.com for pizza crust that work well. Particularly one for a Garlic Lovers Crust that you make in the bread machine. I think it calls for 3 cups of bread flour and we always sub WholeWheat for ONE of those cups. It actually works better than all bread flour... makes it less sticky and easier to work with. That being said, always add a tiny bit more yeast if you're subbing wwf, or it could end up being too dense.
Can this recipe be halved? Or can the dough be frozen?
and can the kneading be done in a kitchen aid, or is the dough fragile?
Hi, pidgeon92--this recipe can certainly be halved. I've also doubled and even tripled it with no problem! I've never frozen the dough, though. In theory it would work ok, I think. If you try it, let us know how it works out!
lindsey kathlene--yup, you can definitely knead the dough in a kitchen aid. Put the flour and salt in your mixer bowl and use a spoon to mix in the yeast mixture, just to get everything wet (or you could probably use the paddle attachment as well!). Then use the dough hook and knead the dough on low for a few minutes until it forms a nice, smooth ball.
I have a yummy spelt pizza recipe if you're looking for a whole-grain version. It comes out pretty hearty, but you could sub for half white spelt or wheat to make it a bit lighter.
I made this dough tonight, husband and I both liked it quit a bit. I subbed in half WW flour, and it was on the dense side so I'll probably up the yeast next time. Good quick recipe though, much faster than my other recipe with involved 2 risings.
Also tried the parchment trick for the first time, much easier and worth the "waste."
made this last night, and it turned out great! i used 1/2 regular flour, 1/2 whole wheat flour, though. and for toppings... i used a little bit of spaghetti sauce (froze the rest for future pasta night), then topped it off with grilled asparagus, red onion, mushrooms, garlic, black olives, and fancy shaved asiago cheese. yummmmm... glad i made 2 pizzas, because my boyfriend ate an entire pie. i split mine in two and today, at work, the leftovers are just as tasty. thanks for the thin crust recipe!
I'm about to try this pizza! It looks great!
And... any chance you can make these recipes printable? Like, a Print icon or something so it's easier to print up for my recipe collection? Just an idea.
i just tried the parchment paper trick and the paper started smoldering - when i checked it at the halfway point to rotate it, i couldn't even pull the paper because it had become too delicate. so i just put the pizza on a baking sheet, threw away the paper, and finished the pizza directly on the stone. maybe it was the type of parchment i was using, or maybe i just had too much excess. next time i will probably trim the paper around the dough and see if that works better. but thanks for the recipe, it was easy and tasted great!
I've made this recipe three times so far. It is SO good.
I tried this recipe and it worked great! Thanks.
I made it and its ery easy and delicious! I'll post photos on my blog! many thanks!
I just made this tonight and loved it. This was incredibly easy, even for someone as inexperienced as myself. I love that everything can be prepared days ahead of time. The dough under the sauce/toppings was a little undercooked. I'm guessing I just put on too much, because the outer crust was perfect.
I also used the red sauce recipe that was given in the article, omitting the red wine and marjoram with no problem. Much better than any store-bought sauce, and plenty to freeze!
I've got a picture of my first attempt posted here:
My parchment paper STUCK to my pizzas. Like...really stuck. One of the pizzas couldn't even be eaten and the other I had to painfully peel off. I even trimmed the paper because I feared it would smoulder on the stone/in the hot oven. I'm going to blame it on the hot/humid climate I live in and try again without the paper.
That being said, this is a great pizza recipe! I made the homemade red sauce and it is better than anything you could buy.
This recipe is great! I've made it twice, and right now I'm working on the third batch.
My advice: 1) Let the dough sit in the fridge for ~24 hrs. before you use it. The crust tastes even better! 2) Add a few drops of EVOO to the dough... it's easier to work with, makes storing it easier (won't stick to bag/plastic wrap), and adds a slight flavor.
I'm going to try adding some garlic to this batch, and try freezing part of it, too. I'll comment again after experimenting :)
Oh- one more quick note. I don't have a pizza peel... I used parchment paper (just plain old grocery-store Reynold's) and trimmed around the shaped out dough. After the first five minutes, I slid the parchment out and continued baking like suggested. I used the top of my cookie sheet with no problem.
Also, I made the red sauce for the pizza... it tastes great and is quick and easy to make!
I used half all-purpose/half WW flour with great success. The dough is still thin and pizza-y, but has a faint nutty flavor from the WW flour. I doubled the recipe and froze half - worked great after thawing!
I do a lot of baking and I adore cheap solutions to problems so when I needed a pizzastone I used a clay saucer from the gardening section of "W" mart. I paid $8 for it and it works for bread and pizza. You can use it as is OR you can 'season' it with oil the same way as one does with cast iron. It can go cold into an oven or can be heated up first, either way no problems as I have used it in a VERY hot oven (450) with NO problems. If you are leery, try it without food first, just in case it has any internal flaws that would cause it to crack but that is pretty unlikely. Also, REMEMBER, that it must be put on wood or potholders when it is hot out of the oven otherwise it might crack if laid on something cold like a stone countertop. I have used mine continuously for over five years now with no problems. PS Thanks for the pizza crust recipie, I will try yours this weekend!
I make this dough often, and love it. Anyone know how to make it a little more crispy/thinner? Sometimes I want a crunchier crispier dough but I don't know how to achieve that! Sometimes this dough is a bit too...bready? Chewy?
Love this sooooooooo much because I enjoy the crunch! I go sparingly...into they good night with the flour. This was an outstanding presentation I so enjoyed. You always are so unique.
I've been making pizza for a few years now and just tried this recipe and it turned out great! I used prosciutto, black figs, pecorino romano and olive oil as the toppings and the flavor is wonderful. Thanks!
I also like using my pizza dough to make calzones. They can even be frozen to use as a future quick lunch! http://lunchitpunchit.com/2011/03/frozen-food-calzones/
Made this for dinner tonight and the pizza stuck to the parchment paper :( dinner ruined. Anyone have any idea why??? The pizzas looked so good and I'd like to try it again.
I just made this recipe and it was the best. I baked it on the grill, but my crust on the top edges didn't get a golden brown color. How can I get it to brown on top? Should I spread some olive oil on the edges? Any suggestions? Thanks
It may have been your parchment paper... I had used a cheep brand once and my cookies all stuck to the paper and had to be thrown out.. My favorite brand of parchment is Reynolds. But it will start to burn at 500*... I adjusted my oven to 450* . There may be a brand of parchment that tolerates a higher temp.
Tried again and the crust toasted perfect. I heated the baking pan on the grill and then slid the parchment onto the pan. I also spread some olive oil on the crust edge. Perfect!
I make this recipe multiple times per week. I routinely let my dough rest for an hour and it improves the flavor - just add a bit of oil to coat the dough. On days that I really plan ahead and let the dough rise even longer - say 4 hours on the counter top or up to 24hours in the fridge my husband and I are AMAZED by the texture and airy-ness that develops. Sure the Reynolds parchment gets dark brown and brittle at 500degrees, but it makes pizza making so much easier.
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Sounds delicious. I want/need a wheat/gluten free recipe for thin crust pizza.
I printed this recipe on Monday, 10/8/12. The ingredients on the recipe i printed out are:
3/4 c water
1/2 teaspoon yeast
2 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
I came back to re-read it tonight when i made the dough bc my printout does not mention resting the dough. Now the ingredients are different:
3/4 c water
1 tsp yeast
2 c flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
I can only assume the recipe was revised bc my crust was really kind of terrible. thick. leaden. I must have used the "printer friendly recipe" button bc I do not have any comments, although I do remember reading them. Has this happened to someone else, where what you print is not what is on the website later? Is there some other way to print? Some way to know if it has been altered?
Will be trying it as currently written another time.
Kakinneva I found the same thing!! Mine wasn't BAD it just wasn't as great as I hoped. Excited to try the new version!
@kakianneva I noticed the same thing. I've been using this recipe for several months, and now it's different. I followed the recipe again recently, and the dough was way too salty, which it never was before. (So I'm using the old amount of salt!) And I remember that the old recipe said to add cheese halfway through cooking.
TheKitchn, help us out?
Made this tonight. From what i could actually get off the parchment paper.....it tasted really good. Ive made many pizza doughs. Is def one of the better ones. But it stuck like glue to the parchment. Waste of food, time, energy.
I thank you so much for this recipe! The city of Thessaloniki was "infected" by it! Everyone is asking me to make them pizzas. Is unbelievable easy and the best pizza ever!
The only things I'm adding to the dough is a bit of olive oil (1 spoon) and sugar (1 spoon). Sometimes I'm making small sticks of bread form this dough to accompany the meal...
Not highly recommended, but the only pizza recipe to be recommended.
I made this for dinner tonight and it was awesome! I subbed in 1 cup of whole wheat flour for 1 cup of the regular flour, and the crust turned out perfect. I also used the recipe shown above to make 1 crust instead of two, and it was the perfect size for a family of four. I let it rise 20 minutes and it was so good! I will defiantly be making this again. But I think there is a mistake on the recipe above with the salt... I was going to add 1 1/2 teaspoons (as shown above) but it seemed to be too much, so I settled for 1/2 teaspoon. With homemade pizza this easy to make (not to mention how much cheaper - and healthier - it is) I will never be going to Pizza Hut again!
Made this today and we really liked it (My 9 year old rated it a "20 out of 10!!!"). Took an earlier poster's advice and mixed in two small cloves of minced garlic in the dough. I also subbed whole wheat pastry flour for about 1/4 of the flour. I proofed the dough (my oven has a proofing setting at 85 degrees) for maybe 2-3 hours (and I coated the dough in olive oil to keep it from sticking to the bowl). Baked on pizza stone at 500 degrees, followed rest of instructions to the letter. Great texture, chewy in the center, crisp on edges but not cracker-y. Will definitely put this in the regular rotation. Trying to figure out how to do it on the grill (no parchment paper there!) So happy to have a relatively quick option for pizza.
This was actually a lot easier than I thought it'd be! I was nervous about trying this at first and yeast seemed expensive but when comparing the price of the yeast versus how many pizzas are going to come out of it - I figured it was worth it. AND IT WAS! My first bite into this pizza convinced me that I'm pretty much never going to order delivery again. Had peppers, celery, onions, bacon, pepperoni and cheese on mine. I also bought the diced tomatoes already seasoned as it seemed the ingredients were similar to the quick pizza sauce recipe on here - just added the balsamic. And boy was I not disappointed. My hubby as so happy, he even took a picture of it to send to his friends. Thanks for the recipe - this is def going to become a regular around here.
This recipe is just fantastic. I've made it multiple times and the results are always wonderful. The only thing I've done differently is to add a squeeze of honey to the yeast to help it along - something I always do when I make bread of any kind, more out of habit than anything. You can easily make extra batches of the dough, divide the extra portions into containers, and freeze what you don't use after it's risen (I just leave them in the fridge overnight and freeze them in the morning). It really does improve the flavor when you let it rise, but even the un-risen stuff is fantastic. My ridged cookie sheets work perfectly - they make for an excellent crispy bottom of the crust. It's so nice to go from no pizza to two delicious homemade pizzas in about half an hour. I'll never let a pizza craving go unsatisfied again. So glad that I stumbled on this recipe.
Used your crust recipe in my pear goat cheese with caramelized onions pizza!
Alas the yeast didn't rise...no idea why. This is the second time my yeast has failed me :( But it's ok, it still tasted good.
We have always ordered in pizza on Fridays, since finding this recipe I'm the pizza queen. Toppings have been everything from BBQ Chicken to Roasted Veggie. Hubby thinks I'm brilliant. All because of this recipe, yeah
So yummy! I've subbed in up to 1/2 c. of whole wheat flour, and it's still really good.


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Emory served agriculture for more than four decades as district manager for Amchem Products, Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co. and Rhone Poulenc Ag Co., from where he retired in 1993. I was fortunate to work for Emory and was honored to serve as Mid-South manager following his retirement.
Emory spent time with me during that transition and introduced me to all of the key Mississippi contacts before going into retirement. Everywhere we went we were welcomed, and it didn't take long for me to realize that the relationships that he had were built on years of trust. Text messages and e-mails can never replace face- to-face contacts when it comes to building rapport.
Emory worked closely with the Delta Council to make sure that Mid-South agricultural issues were made known to our Washington delegation and that agriculture was recognized as the major business in the state and vital to the economy of the Delta. His working relationship with the late B.F. Smith and current director, Chip Morgan, was exceptional.
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Emory made resources available that helped get the program started and later was instrumental in getting the company to pledge its financial support for the program that later become known as the "Grown and Made in the USA – "It Matters" campaign.
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Emory always took time from his busy schedule to enjoy the outdoors – especially those Saturday dove hunts at Baconia Plantation with his son and grandchildren of whom he was extremely proud.
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Your Internet Banking site is fully SSL enabled. Login-page, Account summary page and Fund transfer page are all HTTPS enabled. When you bank online - login, check your account summary and do a fund transfer, is SSL authentication and handshake happening separately for each page or is it one handshake for all the three pages?
- HTTP is stateless, so is SSL. Full SSL handshake needed for each HTTP page.
- SSL is stateful, only one full handshake for multiple HTTP pages in a session.
- SSL is security at IP layer. One handshake for one set of source/destination IP address.
Life time of phishing sites
in November 2006
What is the average lifetime of a phishing site today?
- < 1 hour
- < 1 day
- About 5 days
- About 3 months
Identifying HTTP Request Smuggling attacks
in October 2006
HTTP requests go through various applications like Cache, proxy, firewall etc. before reaching to the web server. An attacker sends multiple specially-crafted HTTP requests which cause the intermediate entities between the attackers browser and web server to see different sets of requests.What type of attack is this?
- Cross Site Tracing attack
- HTTP Request Smuggling attack
- Cross site Request forging attack
- SQL Injection attack
Choose the most effective password
in September 2006
Which of the following is the most effective password?
- XH#4@r4$8
- Kate1980
- Asterixh@sgoneHome
Identifying buffer overflow attack
in August 2006
An attacker enters a long nasty looking string into the date field. The input overwrites parts of the running program and executes commands on the server. What type of attack just took place?
- SQL Injection attack
- Buffer Overflow attack
- Cross Site Scripting attack
Protecting passwords against stealing
in July 2006
Which of these techniques helps in preventing passwords being stolen from the browser?
- Using SSL for the authentication pages
- Using salted hashing for transmitting passwords
- Using an intermediate page after login
- All of the above
Directory Traversal Attacks
in June 2006
It is very essential to control the access to web content for running a secure web server. Directory traversal is an exploit that takes advantage of the lack of controls on the web server to access restricted directories and execute commands. So how can we prevent these directory traversal attacks on the web servers?
- Applying latest security patches
- Turning off directory-browsing
- Performing strong input validation with white lists
- Placing web-root directories and virtual directories on a separate partition from the system files
- Using tools
- All of the above.
Measures to prevent/detect buffer overflows
in May 2006
Buffer overflow is a common enough problem that most applications face. So how does a software developer ensure that his/her application is safe from buffer overflows?
- Secure Designing and Coding
- Configure non-executable stack
- Use safer versions of functions
- Use of safe libraries.
- Use tools.
- Any of the above.
Phishing & Pharming targets
in April 2006
Which of the following websites is least likely to be a target of phishing / pharming attacks?
- An ecommerce-enabled website having SSL encryption, password authentication mechanism, and which sends customer account statements via email.
- An internet banking website with SSL encryption, two-factor authentication and which does not send any customer information via email.
- An ecommerce-enabled website with no SSL-based login and a simple password authentication mechanism.
- An internet banking website with SSL encryption and multi-factor authentication. Additionally the website displays unique visual clues to each user.
Email Address Harvesting
in March 2006
Which is/are the secure methods, among given options, to prevent email addresses harvesting?
- Re-format/ munging address
- Substitute ASCII codes in address
- Obscure address through javascript
- Hide address in image
- Options 3 and 4
Quiz: Handling Secrets in .Net
in February 2006
Which of these is not a good strategy for handling secrets in .Net?
- Use SecureZeroMemory to clear secrets in the memory
- Use aspnet_setreg to encrypt passwords in the registry
- Use .Net's isolated storage to store secrets safely
Best Practices in Dot Net applications
in January 2006
Which of the following is/are best practices for logout in .net applications?
- Using
- Set the
requireSSLattribute for the
- Set the
HttpOnlycookies attribute for the
- Implement Short Timeout for the
- All of the above
Best Input Validation Strategy
in December 2005
What's the best strategy to validate the inputs in our application?
- Look out for malicious input during validation and filter that out
- Specify what's good, and allow only that
- I love a combination of both
Protecting Code
in November 2005
Our applet implements an algorithm that's proprietary and a trade secret. How do I protect the algorithm from getting stolen at the browser?
- Digitally sign the applet
- Encrypt the applet using RSA
- Use Code Obfuscation
- None of the above
Detecting frauds from log files
in October 2005
Which logging mechanism is best to trace back to the culprit in case of an application fraud, for example, when a fraudster may have illegally transferred money from somebody else's account to his own account?
- Web-Server error logs
- Application logs
- W3C logs
- System logs
Session IDs
in September 2005
When is the best time to assign session ids?
- Have a single session id for a complete browser instance.
- Assign a session ID to a user on the login page.
- On logout change the session ID to a new value.
- Assign a session id after authentication, change it at logout.
Secure Socket Layers
in August 2005
What kind of attacks does SSL prevent?
- SQL Injection
- Sniffing
- Variable Manipulation
- Phishing Attacks
Transmitting Session IDs
in July 2005
What is the best method for transmitting session IDs?
- Sending the session ID in plain text in the URL.
- Sending hashed session ID in the URL.
- Sending the session ID as a hidden value in the form.
- Embed the session ID in the Cookie.
Preventing Phishing attacks
in June 2005
Which is the best method to protect my customers from phishing attacks?
- Have strong authentication mechanisms like Hardware Tokens, E-mail Signing etc.
- Include personalized web pages to make it hard to impersonate the site
- Creating awareness among customers about phishing
Masking Web Server Banners
in May 2005
How should I mask my web server's banners to get enhanced security?
- Edit the server's source code or the binary to change the default string
- Edit configuration files or install a plug-in to mask the banner of your server
- Never mind, obscuring banners doesn't enhance security!
Cross Site Scripting Attacks
in April 2005
How can I prevent Cross Site Scripting attacks on my application?
- Ensure no input is reflected in an output page
- Use HTTP Only cookies to protect cookies from scripts
- Escape all special characters when preparing the output
Implementing 'Forgot Password' feature
in March 2005
Which is the best method for implementing the Forgot Password feature?
- Displaying the old password after asking a reminder question
- Displaying a new password after the reminder question
- Sending a temporary password by mail
- Sending a temporary link to a 'Change Password' page by mail
Encrypting Sensitive Documents
in December 2004
I want to encrypt sensitive documents in my application. What is the best approach to take while designing a cryptographic solution?
- Develop a proprietary encryption algorithm that only I know about
- Learn how to implement a standard algorithm like AES or 3DES
- Use my platform's Crypto API classes that implement well-known algorithms
- Learn how to manage keys used in the encryption
SQL Injection Attacks
in November 2004
How can I protect my application from SQL Injection attacks?
- Check all user inputs for special characters like " ' "
- Use Database stored procedures
- Use parametrized queries instead of dynamic SQL statements
- All of the above
Cached Pages
in October 2004
How can an application ensure that its pages are not cached or left on the client after a user has logged out?
- Set pragma: no-cache
- Set page expire = -1
- Set cache-control: no-cache, no-store
- Set cache-control: must-revalidate
Protecting Session Cookies
in September 2004
How should I protect the session cookie in my web application from getting stolen?
- Use strongly random strings for the session token.
- Set the "secure" attribute for the session cookie.
- Set the "httponly" attribute for the cookie.
- All of the above.
Securing non-HTML content
in August 2004
An online banking application lets the user export account statements as text files or Excel spreadsheets. How should the application generate, store and dispatch these non-HTML content to the user's browser?
- Maintain these files in the web server's file system, and redirect the user to the correct file when requested.
- Store the data in a database, and create the files temporarily in the local file system when a user requests it. Then redirect the user to this temporary file.
- Store the files in a database, read it with a server program and dispatch the files directly to the browser by setting the content-type directive.
Encrypting passwords
in July 2004
The cryptographic technique to use for transmitting passwords during authentication is:
- Digital signature
- Symmetric encryption
- Hashing
- Salted Hash


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JBoss Cluster Discarding Messages
- Pankaj Parashar, Lead Software Engineer @ Adobe
Sometimes while running LiveCycle on JBoss Cluster, you may see the following log messages appearing in server logs. WARN [org.jgroups.protocols.UDP] discarded message from different group "DefaultPartition" (our group is "LIVECYCLE-CLUSTER"). Sender was 10.56.78.90:54356
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It's being dripfed, a chunk of a letter at a time, limited to those records they can access on Spotify etc. so far - though they're taking steps to find others. The interface is lovely. They'll run out of funding in October, so who knows if the whole thing will go online.
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It's taken close to a decade for this to happen - if the contents of the collection had leaked there would be multi-part torrents (continually updated and reissued with newly found material) up within a month or two. An Anonypeel Project might have digitised pretty much the whole thing by now - assuming enough people cared. Not that this wouldn't be without massive legal and ethical issues but it's worth throwing out since piracy culture is pretty good at 'preserving' and collating vast amounts of material if it wants to be.
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Peter works so hard at reading, but it just never gets easier. He knows he's smart so why can't he read like the other kids? Peter has a problem called dyslexia.
Dyslexia (say: dis-lek-see-uh) is a learning problem some kids have. Dyslexia makes it tough to read and spell. The problem is inside the brain, but it doesn't mean the person is dumb. Plenty of smart and talented people struggle with dyslexia.
But dyslexia doesn't have to keep a kid down. With some help and a lot of hard work, a kid who has dyslexia can learn to read and spell.
To understand dyslexia, it helps to understand reading. Reading is a real workout for your brain. You need to do the following steps — and all at once:
Phew! Kids who have dyslexia struggle with the beginning steps, so that makes doing the rest of the steps even harder. It's no surprise, then, that trying to read and dealing with dyslexia makes a kid's brain really tired really fast.
Most kids start learning to read by learning how speech sounds make up words. Then they connect those sounds to alphabet letters. For example, they learn that the letter "b" makes a "buh" sound.
Then kids learn to blend those sounds into words. They learn that "b" and "at" makes "bat." Eventually, most kids don't have to sound words out and can instantly recognize words they've seen many times before.
But it's tougher for kids who have dyslexia. They may struggle to remember simple words they have seen many times and to sound out longer words. Why is it so hard?
Dyslexia means that a person's brain has trouble processing letters and sounds. That makes it tough to break words into separate speech sounds, like b-a-t for bat. When it's hard to do that, it's really hard to connect speech sounds to different letters, like "buh" for b, and blend them into words.
So a kid who has dyslexia will read slowly and might make a lot of mistakes. Sometimes he or she will mix up letters in a word, such as reading the word "was" as "saw." Words may blend together wrong and look like this:
Even before kindergarten, a kid who has dyslexia usually has trouble with letters and sounds. Later, a teacher might say that the kid is smart, but doesn't seem to be getting the hang of reading. Other times, it's a parent who notices the kid is struggling. The best thing to do is to go to a specialist who can help figure out what's wrong.
A specialist in learning disabilities knows a lot about learning problems that kids have and what to do about them. During a visit with a specialist, a kid might take some tests. But the idea isn't to get a good grade; it's to spot problems. Discovering a learning disability is the first step toward getting help that will make it easier for the kid to learn.
Most kids with dyslexia can learn to read with the right kind of teaching. They might learn new ways for remembering sounds. For example, "p" and "b" are called brother sounds because they're both "lip poppers." You have to press your lips together to make the sound.
Thinking about the way the mouth needs to move to make sounds can help kids read more easily. Learning specialists know lots of special activities like this to teach reading to kids who have dyslexia.
Kids with dyslexia also might use flash cards or tape classroom lessons and homework assignments instead of taking notes about them. They may need parents and tutors to help them stay caught up.
Extra time for tests is really important, so kids with dyslexia have enough time to finish and show their teacher how much they have learned. Computers help a lot, too. You can get programs that "read" books out loud from the computer or even download recorded books to an iPod!
Kids who have dyslexia might get frustrated, angry, or sad because reading and spelling are so hard. They may not like being in a different reading group than their friends or having to see a special reading tutor.
But getting this help is so important and will help them go on to do great things in life. Some of the most creative and successful people have dyslexia, but it didn't stop them from chasing their dreams!
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"They done gave me a couple tickets that I thought should not have been, you know [charged to me]," said Rodrgiuez. "I got through there [road] in enough time or made a turn, and I made a wide turn one time and it took a picture of me. [Receiving those tickets cost me] $50 dollars [for] each one."
Parker said the city's contract with the company that runs these red-light cameras doesn't expire until 2014. Parker can't pinpoint an exact date when the red-light cameras will officially be removed until her staff first meets with legal departments and reviews contract details.
"All the money that was generated by the red-light cameras went right back into the Houston Police Department, so it is a budgetary impact on the Houston Police Department," said Parker.
Since HPD will have to absorb that hit, Parker said she will try do do it in a way that does not impact public safety.
"We're not going to lay off firefighters. We're not going to lay off police officers but the ability to fund everything else in the city is in question," said Parker.
As many wait anxiously until that question is answered, some residents are disappointed to see the red-light cameras go.
"I think the cameras are just better to have there rather than real people. I think it does save lives," said Houstonian, Mimi Do.
"The red-light cameras got your license plate, so you could have borrowed my car and ran through a red-light camera and I'm in jeopardy of losing my registration," Jolanda "Jo" Jones, who holds the Houston City Council At-Large Position 5, said.
"That's not fair."
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Transocean's surprising turnaround
The oil-drilling giant's future is beginning to look rosier than it has since the Deepwater Horizon oil well explosion in the Gulf.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 13,000 level -- an event last recorded before the financial crisis struck in 2008 -- and among the stocks participating in the celebration was Transocean (RIG).
At first glance, you might wonder how the world's biggest offshore oil drilling company managed to pull of this feat, given that it is still mired in legal issues arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil well disaster in the Gulf of Mexico (it owned the rig that exploded and sank, causing the worst offshore oil spill on record in the United States and killing 11 people). Moreover, the company just reported a loss of $6.12 billion, or an astonishing $18.62 a share, compared to a loss of a mere $2.51 a share for 2010.
But financial market participants -- as it never hurts to remind ourselves -- don't spend their lives gazing into the rear-view mirror. They look forward, and right now Transocean's future is beginning to look rosier than it has since that explosion in the Gulf. Once you factor out the $6.18 billion special after-tax charges from the equation (about $1 billion of which flow from the drilling rig disaster) and look instead at the company's operations, that loss becomes a small profit of 18 cents a share, pretty much what analysts had been expecting. That's the first time Transocean has delivered what the market was hoping for in nearly two years -- and analysts are becoming reasonably bullish about the company's prospects.
True, the civil trial surrounding the disaster is now expected to begin next week, unless the parties agree to a settlement. (The start date was pushed back to accommodate talks between them.) But a judicial ruling in late January upheld an indemnity agreement with BP (BP), under which Transocean wasn't liable for claims made by residents or businesses damaged by the spill or for the costs of cleaning up the mess. That doesn't mean that the company has sailed into calm legal waters, but the possible blow to its financial resources was significantly reduced by that ruling.
Increasingly, evaluating Transocean's business is going to come down to fundamentals --specifically, how well positioned the company is to participate in any surge in offshore drilling activity that follows the latest jump in the price of crude oil. Transoceans' clients, analysts reported after the company's conference call, expect to boost their spending by 12% to 15% this year. The company has been spending heavily to upgrade its aging fleet, which means that it has taken rigs out of service. Gimme Credit, the corporate bond research firm, notes that the rate at which out-of-service rigs are returned to active duty is expected to be very rapid throughout 2012; citing improved fundamentals and increasing free cash flow, Gimme Credit repeated its "outperform" call on the bonds.
Equity analysts also responded favorably to Monday's fourth-quarter earnings report and the subsequent conference call. The stock is trading at a slight premium to the offshore drilling stocks as a group (15.6 times one analyst's estimate for this year's earnings), but at the low end of its own 10-year average valuation by several measures. One firm raised its recommendation to "outperform" from "market perform" yesterday. Tudor Pickering had boosted its recommendation to "accumulate" from "hold" in early January; short sellers are reducing their bearish bets.
Today, while some optimists call for the stock's price to hit $81 this year, the median expect it will rise to at least $60.50 a share, from $54.25 currently, and there's an even split between those analysts who rate the stock a "buy" and those who suggest simply holding it at current price levels.
True, Transocean is still coping with choppy seas, and the horizon won't be completely clear until it has resolved the oil spill legal issues and the problems associated with its aging rigs. But by the time the skies clear, it's possible the stock price will already reflect those improving fundamentals.
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More than A DOZEN cop cars and TWO police helicopters raced to Diddy's L.A. home moments ago ... but law enforcement sources tell TMZ the incident is yet another "swatting" prank.
Law enforcement sources tell us ... a swatter made a call that someone was shot inside the home.
Sources at the scene tell us ... cops are already dispersing ... and officials now know it was another celebrity swatting prank.
We were initially told the target was Steve Carell ... there were multiple cop cars in his driveway. We're told cops secured his house because it's right next to Diddy's.
In fact, Diddy isn't the first star on his block to have been swatted -- Miley Cyrus' parents' home was targeted in a similar prank last year.
FYI -- cops take the swatting thing VERY seriously ... and have said they will prosecute the perpetrator to the fullest extent of the law.
This prank is getting old!
Someone needs to prank Harvey
Most probable, Steve Gray is behind this. A Burt Wonderstone competitor.
Another one?
Way to go, TMZ. Give them all the attention they want
He deserves it for the terrible movies he's been in lately.
How in the hell did Steve Carrell get confused with P Diddy?
The rest oif us would get 1 cop the next day......
Keep em swattin coming ... Keep em lapd from workin radar hidin in the bushes & plants near da coffee shop
TMZ, I think someone should be investigating your "SOURCES". How the 'F' are they so quick to be where it's happening and report back to exclusively? My case in point, you had freakin footage from the "SUPPOSED" Karstoogians being swatted. Just strange how your 'sources' are in weird places (who the hell stakes out stars homes when they know they aren't home?)
California is BROKE and this is freaking so funny. Look how much money they are spending on pranks for Famous people.
Someone called in to report there was a dumba$$ running around with a stupid looking beard. Oh, wait...
This is pretty messed up. Still think Diddy should sign an act like Stuart Wilson from the Cayman Islands. Reggaepop!!! Great stufff..... "Rule the World"
I know who's making all these prank calls.
Bart Simpson!


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Reaching far beyond sword and sorcery, The Scar is a story of two people torn by disaster, their descent into despair, and their re-emergence through love and courage.
Sergey and Marina Dyachenko mix dramatic scenes with romance, action and wit, in a style both direct and lyrical. Written with a sure artistic hand, The Scar is the story of a man driven by his own feverish demons to find redemption and the woman who just might save him. Egert is a brash, confident member of the elite guards and an egotistical philanderer. But after he kills an innocent student in a duel, a mysterious man known as "The Wanderer" challenges Egert and slashes his face with his sword, leaving Egert with a scar that comes to symbolize his cowardice. Unable to end his suffering by his own hand, Egert embarks on an odyssey to undo the curse and the horrible damage he has caused, which can only be repaired by a painful journey down a long and harrowing path.
Plotted with the sureness of Robin Hobb and colored with the haunting and ominous imagination of Michael Moorcock, The Scar tells a story that cannot be forgotten.
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"Rich, vivid, tactile prose, with a solid yet unpredictable plot—and an extraordinary depth and intensity of character reminiscent of the finest Russian literature." (Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review)
Hey Audible, don't raise prices and I promise to buy lots more books.
"Highly, highly, Highly Recommended"
This was one extraordinary book, one that I could not stop reading / listening to.
While this husband and wife team have been writing and receiving awards for books since 1994, their works are, for the most part, in the Ukrainian and Russian languages. Written in 1997, The Scar is apparently the first to be translated into English and has only come to Western shores this year. While this is the middle book of a trilogy, unlike other trilogies, this installment stands quite well on its own though I hope that the remaining installments become available in English. I cannot wait to read them. These are masterful writers.
While not one for spoilers, I will only say that this is a book of the fantasy genre that, while there is sorcery and sword-fighting, none of it is gratuitous. While there is a great deal about love, there is not too much romance. For my liking, all of these were good attributes. The book is about great courage and great cowardice, self-discovery and redemption. This is a wonderfully rich and vivid story about our humanity, our psychology and the nature of both. For me, perhaps the most powerful aspect of the book had to do with the power of forgiveness. This is story-telling at its best.
When beginning to listen to this book, I was already engaged (but not engrossed) in listening to one and reading another literary work of fiction. I was becoming drained by the complexity and work that I had to put into both. The Scar's simplicity allowed me to just relax and enjoy one of the more remarkable books I have read/listened to. While simple in its parable-, morality play-like nature, it still had the depth and richness of quintessential Russian literature. The characters are richly and completely drawn. The plot is riveting, surprising and unpredictable to the end. The prose, perhaps owing to the translation by Elinor Huntington, is engrossing, lyrical and poetically beautiful.
The narration by Jonathan Davis did justice to the book. Sometimes narrators are so good that they draw one's focus away from the book and toward the performer. For the most part, that was not the case with this selection. The narrator disappeared and the book revealed itself in all of its beauty. I will say this, though, there are passages in which the narrator's voice became possibly a bit too stentorian. That was a distraction for me but the passages were few and far between. I think that it was a personal thing and I will not dock him for it. He did a superb job.
Rating this book is difficult for me. Thinking out loud, I would like to give it 5 stars but I gave that number to The Brothers Karamazov. 4 stars might suggest that the book was less than stellar. I would like to rate it within the context of the rest of the trilogy because of some unmentioned comments but two-thirds of that are unavailable. So, in the interest of enticing you to rather than dissuading you from reading this masterpiece, my fine reader of reviews, 5 Stars it is. You will not be disappointed.
"Beautifully translated & narrated!"
Download this book for the sheer beauty of listening to it-- it's such an aesthetic pleasure the story hardly matters. I suspect Jonathan Davis could narrate a dishwasher assembly manual and make it enthralling. Davis's exposition is like a gently flowing sylvan stream beckoning the listener to explore its charming bends. On the other hand, listening to his dialog is more like listening to a dramatic reading of a play than a book, the voices of the characters are so distinct and read with such drama. After listening to this book, I checked out samples of some of his other narrations and found them good, but not nearly as entrancing as the voice he takes on for this book. More, please! The only downside is that his dialog is SO dramatic it often goes from a shout to a murmur, sometimes quite quickly. While the performance is wonderful, the extreme volume changes can create a logistical headache. Some of the quieter conversations, particularly involving female characters, required me to dial the volume way up.
I also think I have literally never read a book translated from another language that flows so beautifully and has such a lovely and natural style of prose. Translator Elinor Huntington did a wonderful job, and I expect she took some significant translational liberties with the text to ensure that flow. The language and phrasing is an interesting blend of modern and archaic, but always apt and never stilted. I don't speak or read a word of Russian, but I'd give an eyetooth to know how much of the credit for this lyrical beauty should go the Dyachenkos and how much Huntington imposed.
Oh yes, you want to know if the story is any good. It's... fine. It's a simple, almost fable-like archaic tale of courage, cowardice, and redemption that is a perfect vehicle for Huntington's wonderful translation and Davis's marvelous narration. I felt the biggest weakness was that the main character, Egert Soll, is not particularly likeable at any point during the story, He goes from being an arrogant jackass to a sniveling self-loathing worm, and it is never easy to feel much sympathy for him or understand how the female lead could fall for him, particularly given their history. Despite this, I was reasonably engaged by the story until the very end, when I felt the final denouement was fundamentally unsatisfying.
The Bottom Line: Proof that an "okay" story, perfectly told, becomes something much more than just okay.
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"Its beauty lies in its simplicity"
In my opinion ???The Scar??? is a beautiful gripping fairy tale. It has a simple storyline with very subtle twists at exactly the right places. The themes of love and hate, valour and cowardice, curses and blessings, vengeance and forgiveness, integrity and falsehood is woven in an integrate pattern of beautiful storytelling.
I enjoyed how Sergey Dyachenko and Marina Dyachenko used metaphors and similes to describe the life experiences of the main character Egert. I caught myself every now and then thinking, ???This description or that way of saying something is spot on.??? I couldn???t help myself to rewind to listen again to some of the ???ear candy??? in this book.
The story is woven around a man called Egert. The tremendous development that Egart undergoes through the story kept me spellbound for hours. It felt very authentic. I liked the fact that the authors didn???t rush to resolve tensions in the story. Instead, the story builds up to grant finale that satisfy the listener. It makes you hope that there will be a sequel to this book.
Where books in the English world tend to have more complicated plots, ???The Scar???s??? beauty lies in its simplicity. It???s an unpolluted minimalistic gem.
I am pleasantly surprised on how well Jonathan Davis narrated the book. I???ve listened to him narrating a Political Science book previously. It would have said that it is the same person. Here he comes to right.
This book comes highly recommended! If you are looking for good storytelling, a gripping story with subtle twists, don???t hesitate to buy ???The Scar.??? Be warned, you might not want to stop listening until you???ve finished the story.
Indiscriminate Reader
"Shades of Rothfuss and Dostoevsky"
Wow. What an unexpectedly great read. I was hoping for some basic fantasy that might be a little bit different since this novel was originally written in Russian. The Scar is indeed basic fantasy — basic, solid fantasy with no great innovations in worldbuilding or ideas, nothing that fantasy readers aren't thoroughly familiar with — but the writing, the descriptive details, and the character arcs that drive the story, are all so deft and evocative that The Scar is like a shiny, perfect apple sitting in a cart full of apples of acceptable but clearly lesser quality.
I would compare The Scar somewhat with Patrick Rothfuss's The Name of the Wind, not in terms of style or story, as the Dyanchenkos' writing is quite different from Rothfuss's, but in the way it takes a story that's old hat, old school fantasy and still makes it new and interesting. Part of this is the writing, which was particularly delightful since translations are always a bit iffy, but while of course I can't compare it to the original Russian, there was a ton of evocative imagery, descriptive detail, and strong emotions conveyed in prose that pushes this book into something of true literary quality.
The story is mostly about Egert Soll, a brash, philandering swordsman who's basically every jock bully writ large: he steals his friends' girls, he bullies and brags and treats the world as his playground, full of mud puddles that exist to be splashed in other peoples' faces, and he gets away with it because everyone loves him.
Then he kills an innocent student in a duel that's murder in all but name, the ultimate act of jock-on-nerd bullying. He leaves the student's fiancee bereft and heartbroken.
This is all the set up for Egert's oh-so-very-well-deserved smackdown. His comeuppance is delivered by a mysterious mage called the Wanderer, who goads Egert into a duel and inflicts a magical scar on Egert that curses him with cowardice.
While this has the feel of a traditional fairy tale (or perhaps a Russian folk tale), it's Egert's curse that makes the story. Until that point, Egert has been a completely unlikable schmuck, someone you can't wait to see get dirt rubbed in his face. And when he kills Toria's fiancee, you figure he's passed the moral event horizon and you can't possibly feel anything but disgust for him and a desire to see him suffer.
And suffer he does. And pretty soon you are feeling sorry for Egert Soll. The curse soon turns him into a feeble husk of a man, a hollowed-out shell of his former self who can't even take his own life. And as things get worse and worse, a remarkable thing happens: not only does Egert become sympathetic, but he becomes likable. By a cruel and ironic twist of fate, he is brought face to face with Toria again, the fiancee of the student he killed. And Toria, who also feels nothing but disgust for him initially, comes to feel sympathy for him as well.
By the time the fate of their city, and of Toria, hangs on Egert's ability to overcome his curse, you are not just rooting for him, you're cheering for him. The climax is both epic and again resonant of traditional fairy tales: Egert is given very specific instructions as to what he has to do to get out from under his curse, and of course things do not turn out quite the way he expects.
On the surface, this is a swords & sorcery novel, but the sorcery is treated the way sorcery should be, as something vague and mysterious and not usually seen, a plot device rather than a suit of powers. And there are only a few swordfights, and each one serves a very specific and dramatic purpose in the plot.
So, this isn't really a swords & sorcery novel at all, though it has all the trappings. It's a very psychological novel about egotism, courage and cowardice, grief, and redemption. It's a heroic epic and a romance, and a dark Russian fairy tale with shades of Rothfuss, Wolfe, and Dostoevsky. There's some action and a little bit of magic, but the character arcs are more important than the plot arc.
Apparently the Dyanchenkos are very popular fantasy authors in Russia, yet this novel is the first one to be translated into English. I hope more follow. While this book may not appeal to you if you have no interest in traditional fantasy, I highly recommend it for all fantasy readers, and I'd argue that it has a psychological depth that transcends its genre.
Optical Engineer from San Jose, CA.
"A fantastic of the struggle for redemption"
I would rank it as an 8 out of 10: it was not as entertaining as some books, but its deeper points really struck home. It is not exactly a light read, and many of the scenes were difficult to listen to because of the heartrending situations. I strongly recommend it for anyone interested in a story dealing with concepts of morality as opposed to just an entertaining page turner.
Jonathan Davis really brings to life the emotions of Egert: his pride, exhuberance, anguish, and hopelessness as the scene requires. He does an excellent job over the full range required, and adds a significant depth to the scenes.
This book was not as difficult as some to put down simply because there were some significant lulls in the story. It isn't all action like the more entertaining page-turners, however, that doesn't detract from the true quality of the story.
Holly Butterfly
"Put the effort in, you'll get rewarded"
The most interesting aspect of the story is how Edgart deals with his curse and how he overcomes it.
The least interesting is the authors' long winded way of storytelling. Sometimes it seemed like it took forever for something interesting or relevant to happen. All of the action happens in the last quarter of the book.
My favorite scenes are when Edgart has a swordfight/confrontation with the "Stranger" and the last few chapters of the book. Edgart's transformation or recovery from his scar is timed well.
This book was hard to listen to all in one sitting. I took breaks, reread some of the reviews, and stuck with it to the end. Many people said that it gets better as the story evolves.
The narrator Jonathan Davis was fabulous. He was the reason I stuck with the story, instead of abandoning it. His style of narration made me feel like I was sitting around a campfire listening to the tribal elder or tribal storyteller weave a tale passed down through generations.
Gen-Xer, software engineer, and lifelong avid reader. Soft spots for sci-fi, fantasy, and history, but I'll read anything good.
"Crime and punishment"
Several people whose opinions I respect gave this novel high marks, and I agree with them. The Scar was originally written by Ukrainian authors in the 1990s, and has a folkloric, parable-like character that makes for a somewhat different reading experience from typical American or British fantasy.
Its protagonist is a young, swaggering nobleman named Egert, who's quite skilled with a sword and at seducing the wives of other men, but has little real respect for anyone. After making a bullying pass at the beautiful fiancee of a student, he ends up in duel with the student, and kills the young man, who isn't a very capable fighter. This attracts the attention of a mysterious traveler, who curses Egert with the affliction most shameful to him: cowardice.
At first, Egert's reduction to a terrified, contemptible wretch seems like his just deserts, but slowly the authors get us to pity, then empathize with him. Driven out of his hometown, he discovers a crushing human truth: that everyone has problems, and that his are of no great concern to the world. Ironically, the only place that welcomes him is the university he once disdained, where a kind professor and a few friendly students take him under their wing. But, troubles remain: he must once again face Toria, the fiancee of the student he killed, and a mysterious cult that has its own designs on him. Meanwhile, the curse of cowardice keeps its claws in him, its cure seemingly requiring that he find the one who bestowed it.
The Dyachenkos' level of artistry is impressive. Even in translation, the writing, imagery, and metaphor have a timeless, lyrical quality that make the world breath with familiarity and meaning. The central characters struggle with their inner conflicts in a way that's complex and has thematic depth. As with other (translated) Russian-sphere novels I've read, there seems to be some implicit commentary on the human condition, though I lack the cultural insight to grasp the full perspective.
The world-building is a little basic compared to other fantasy, but the universe that the Dyachenkos create has enough colorful bits that I'd be glad to visit again (apparently, they've set other books in it). I enjoyed the dramatic conclusion, which offers a chance at redemption to Egert, though not without cost to him, Toria, and other characters, and left me contemplating the differences between simple fear and true moral cowardice. I thought there were also good questions about how bad experiences, even deeply regrettable ones, can lead to purpose that might not have been found otherwise.
While The Scar isn't quite complex enough to break out of its fairy-tale-for-grownups mold, it's very good, and I'd recommend it to fans of Patrick Rothfuss, Gene Wolfe, and Paolo Bacigalupi's The Alchemist. I should also mention that I've gotten to be a fan of audiobook narrator Jonathan Davis, who has read for several of the aforementioned authors, and has a languid, almost hypnotic, yet expressive voice that I consider an excellent fit for fantasy-that-gets-you-to-think. In fact, I have a hard time separating his performance from several books I've enjoyed in the recent past.
"Highly enjoyable!"
Yeah, definitely. As a matter of fact, I already did.What I enjoyed most about this book was it's generous dose of originality. In addition the character development is both drastic and still believable and Jonathan Davis' job as a narrator was excellent. I am looking forward to hearing more both from him and from the authors who I now count as part of my favorites.
Egert driving in a coach that is stopped by robbers.
Jonathan Davis did such a good job, it's difficult to say. Egert's change of character is very lifely performed, easy to grasp not only in what he says but also how he says it. But I also liked to Wanderers cold voice.
Not at first. Egert's...well... predicament made me stop more than once in the beginning, feeling too ashamed for Egert to listen on. But I always did listen in the end, and later I didn't stop until well into the night.
"A Series Worth Waiting For"
If you've been bemoaning the wait for the next Patrick Rothfuss book, or wondering why nothing modern ever reads like Tolstoy or Dostoevsky, read this. The Scar is epic in a personal sense, lyrically haunting, and felt on every human level. Jonathan Davis did an amazing job at narration, catching the emotional nuances. I now count this among my favorite books, and Davis among my favorite narrators.
"An unusual and compelling fantasy"
This is a very well told and extremely well read story about overcoming fear, a parable about the terrors we all face and the consequences of giving in to them.
While retaining many of the common fantasy tropes, the story avoids cliche and gives it's characters real inner lives. I enjoyed this from beginning to end, rarely less than engrossed.
I hope there are more books available from these excellent authors.
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