lorne sossin, reviewing the book in the "university of toronto law journal", praised "what should legal analysis become?" as a "provocative and enlightening" account of "the myths and contradictions upon which our political and legal institutions rest," one that may "facilitate transforming those institutions into more emancipatory forms." sossin notes that unger would add "prophecy" and "vision" to the pursuits of critical theory. sossin concludes that ""what should legal analysis become?" is in many ways an illustration of unger practicing what he preaches—reinventing and recombining ideas and elements of his previous thought into a reinvigorated critique. his analysis never fails to engage, though ... it does leave important questions unanswered."