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brinysea's review against another edition
3.0
Offering this book as one of the memoirs that students can chose for summer reading. It’s approachable and will likely lead to good conversations about privacy and what constitutes American values.
pghsue33's review
3.0
The name “Edward Snowden” gets many reactions from Americans. Some view him as the champion of internet privacy, while others see him as a traitor to the United States Government. Almost everyone has heard about him and many wonder, as I do, what would motivate a person to give up his life and family for the sake of an idea? Permanent Record is a very interesting look at the intelligence community and what it is like to be a part of it.
Snowden worked as an information technology professional in a series of top-secret positions until he decided to expose the Government’s information-gathering activities regarding average citizens. This book attempts to educate readers about computers and the intelligence community, but it often uses complicated jargon. Permanent Record is geared toward middle-grade readers, but I feel that its complexity makes it a better fit for older students. Snowden suggests that students keep up on developments in the online community and use open source software for word processing and other activities. If this book is for middle-grade students, I would also have liked to have seen it encourage readers to think about what they post on social media and their online footprint.
Permanent Record is excellent as a biography and gives an in-depth portrayal of the life of Edward Snowden. It should be a part of any public or secondary school library collection.
Thank you to NetGalley for a free ARC of this book in return for my honest opinion.
Snowden worked as an information technology professional in a series of top-secret positions until he decided to expose the Government’s information-gathering activities regarding average citizens. This book attempts to educate readers about computers and the intelligence community, but it often uses complicated jargon. Permanent Record is geared toward middle-grade readers, but I feel that its complexity makes it a better fit for older students. Snowden suggests that students keep up on developments in the online community and use open source software for word processing and other activities. If this book is for middle-grade students, I would also have liked to have seen it encourage readers to think about what they post on social media and their online footprint.
Permanent Record is excellent as a biography and gives an in-depth portrayal of the life of Edward Snowden. It should be a part of any public or secondary school library collection.
Thank you to NetGalley for a free ARC of this book in return for my honest opinion.
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