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The Way of the Knife is a book about the way the CIA operates after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The book tells of how the CIA went from a skeleton of what it once was during the cold war to the clandestine operation beast of the post 9/11 world. The book goes into great detail in the way the CIA operates in other countries, and its relationships with other intelligence organizations such as M16 and the ISI. The book exposes the CIA’s relationship with Pakistan’s spy organization, the ISI. The book also tells stories of some of the operations to kill Taliban and Al Qaeda members.
The Way of the Knife does a good job at giving every piece of information in the story. Reading this book never left me with a sense of needing to know more. The book gives in depth descriptions of all the important personnel and their relationships to each other as well as descriptions of operations conducted in the Middle East. I enjoyed learning about the relationships between the CIA and other intelligence organizations. Mazzetti described them in a way that reminded me of frenemies in a high school setting, and that really resonated with me. I also liked that Mazzetti did not glorify the CIA, but rather he just gave the facts as they are.
The Way of the Knife was very information heavy. With all the foreign names, and sheer amount of people in these complex stories, it was hard for me to stay focused. I found myself rereading the same passages because I just could not pay attention to all the words on the page, or completely understand what was going on at that point. The vocabulary seemed unnecessarily advanced for what was being conveyed. This is a book about the CIA so the American public can better understand what went on in the post 9/11 fight, but the author makes it harder for Americans to read it by using CIA jargon that we do not necessarily understand. I chose this book because I thought it would be cool to learn about how the CIA operates, but I was disappointed to find that it was just another boring history book.
I give The Way of the Knife three out of five stars. I did not enjoy this book. I give it three stars because it was well researched, and well written. Some parts of the book were interesting, but the majority of the book was just a chore to read. If the book captured my interest by being more concise without the advanced vocabulary, I would give it a higher rating. I would recommend this book to hardcore fans of all things CIA and spy operations, and I would recommend this book to anyone doing a project over the CIA as it has lots of good information. I strongly discourage casual learners from reading this book because it just takes too much effort.