Patti Aliventi

Once upon a time there was this website called Epinions. I wrote thousands of reviews there. I love books, movies, and television; mostly science fiction. I'm a gun-totin', meat-eatin' liberal with libertarian leanings who will voice my opinion.

I’m Almost 60 Years Old ~ I Don’t Do Homework Anymore

By Patti Aliventi on September 11, 2025 • ( 2 Comments )

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Yesterday, Charlie Kirk was killed. I don’t think much about it because he wasn’t someone that I paid any attention to. One of his quotes about the Second Amendment is that a […]

Audiobook Review: F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton – Unraveling a 20 Year Old Cold Case

By Patti Aliventi on September 10, 2025 • ( 2 Comments )

This is the sixth of twenty-five books in the Kinsey Milhone mystery series by Sue Grafton. Kinsey is a private detective in Santa Teresa, California. She lives in a converted garage apartment […]

Movie Review: The Scout (1994) – Not Quite Baseball at Its Funniest

By Patti Aliventi on September 8, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Written by Roger Angell, Andrew Bergman, and Albert BrooksDirected by Michael Ritchie The comedy of Albert Brooks isn’t for everyone. He’s typical of those who exaggerate the human condition for an effect. […]

Audiobook Review: All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming – Darkest and Best Book in the Series

By Patti Aliventi on September 7, 2025 • ( 2 Comments )

All Mortal Flesh is the fifth book in Julia Spencer-Fleming’s series about Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson and Miller’s Kill Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne. Miller’s Kill is a town in the […]

Battlestar Galactica: Season 3 – Less Action, More Intricate Plots

By Patti Aliventi on September 6, 2025 • ( 2 Comments )

I was a fan of the original Battlestar Galactica, which aired in 1978-1979. Over the years, I’d heard many rumors of the series being resurrected. It wasn’t until the early 2000s that […]

Book Review – One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant by Doug Feldmann – Exploring the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals’ Historic Season

By Patti Aliventi on September 5, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Note: Thank you to NetGalley, University of Nebraska Press, and author Doug Feldmann for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my […]