Reviews round-up
The Mission
by Tim Weiner
3 of 6 critics positive
9 reviews: 3 raves, 3 mixed; 3 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“is top-notch”
Tim Weiner’s decades-long investigation into the shadowy CIA is top-notch
Rave
Read the review ↗“triumphant follow-up to Legacy of Ashes”
The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century by Tim Weiner
Rave
Read the review ↗“deserves a Pulitzer”
The Mission by Tim Weiner review – unmasking the CIA | Books
Mixed
Read the review ↗“defined by scandal, psychodrama and human error”
How the CIA lost the war on terror
Mixed
Read the review ↗“chronicles the misdeeds and misfires of America's intelligence agency”
Dodgy agents and gung-ho missions — the truth about the CIA
Mixed
Read the review ↗“recounts decades of fumbling at the CIA”
‘The Mission’ recounts decades of fumbling at the CIA
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗How the C.I.A. Lost Its Way After the Cold War (Published 2025)
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.
