THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – “This powerful book is a haunting reminder of the price countries in the developing world pay for the flawed choices of their founders.”

THE ECONOMIST – “An excellent account of how that victory was won, and of the price paid for peace.”

NOAM CHOMSKY – “This shattering… tale of savagery and suffering not only lifts the veil that conceals one of the most awful tragedies of the current era, but also helps us understand what should be done… before other such horrors spiral out of control.”

THE SPECTATOR (Best Summer Reading 2011) – “A parable of the World, the Flesh, and the Devil… the thin line that separates civilized societies from those that sink into collective madness governed by hatred.”

FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Book of the Day, April 2016) – “Weiss provides harrowing details, as well as insight.”

THE SUNDAY TIMES (Jon Swain) – “A striking account of the ruthless terror wreaked by both sides on the innocent civilians trapped in a pocket of land… [Weiss’s] book is a powerful indictment.”

THE INTERCEPT (Best Summer Reading List 2015) – “Gripping... Deeply informed, humane and compassionate… a beautifully articulated insight into the human experience.”

THE LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS – “A potent analysis.”

THE SCOTSMAN – “Painstakingly researched and referenced study... he lines up his targets carefully, then picks them off with surgical precision.”

BBC (Nick Bryant) – “Some of the best coverage of Sri Lanka.”

THE AUSTRALIAN – “Essential reading… Its value lies in its dispassionate analysis of the cause of Sri Lanka’s tragic civil war and how such conflicts can be avoided.”

THE LITERARY REVIEW (Jason Bourke) – "One of the strengths of this book is that, unlike much of the reporting at the time of the crisis in 2009, it unpicks the roots of the problem."

THE ISLAND (Sri Lanka) – “A knockout blow. No wonder the government had it taken off the shelves; it does not want you to read it.”

JON LEE ANDERSON (New Yorker staff writer) – “A tightly-written and clear-eyed narrative about one of the most disturbing human dramas of recent years… a riveting cautionary tale about the consequences of unchecked political power in a country at war. A must-read.”

GARETH EVANS (fmr Australian Foreign Minister) – “A compellingly readable account of one of the very worst atrocity stories this century… Weiss is scrupulously even-handed… a timely prod to the world’s collective conscience.”

ROMA TEARNE (author) – “A fair and brilliantly written tour de force of this long forgotten war.”

GOODREADS – "Absolutely enthralling and brilliantly written..."

CHARLES PETRIE (Diplomat and author of the UN’s ‘Petrie Report’ inquiry) – “The first thing I was handed was a copy of ‘The Cage.’ Weiss’s… account should serve as a guidepost for decision-makers and scholars of international affairs everywhere. A book can change the world.”

ASIAN ETHNOLOGY - "Raises... the question of how witnesses should respond to alleged war crimes, human rights violations, and the breakdown of the rule of law. A sweeping discussion."

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - "A courageous document that holds to account the brutality of a rogue state that is all too often seen as simply a beautiful tourist destination."

Escape with a whale

Moby Dick, Chapter 87, The Grand Armada