Thoughts From the Mountain Top

Short Story: The Camper – A Life in Hiding

By Patti Aliventi on April 18, 2025 • ( 5 Comments )

She didn’t want to stare. She knew it was a bad idea. She kept her nose in her book and only looked out of the side of her vision as an SUV […]

Audiobook Review: Patriot Games by Tom Clancy – A Thrilling Jack Ryan Adventure

By Patti Aliventi on April 18, 2025 • ( 7 Comments )

Patriot Games is the first book in author Tom Clancy’s series following Jack Ryan. It doesn’t always feel like it, though. The Hunt for Red October was actually published first. This was […]

Star Trek: The Complete First Season – Why the Original Star Trek Blu-ray is a Must-Have

By Patti Aliventi on April 15, 2025 • ( 3 Comments )

The original Star Trek series holds a place near and dear to many of us who grew up in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This is the show I grew up […]

Book Review: Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank by Elle Cosimano – Vero’s Humorous Journey

By Patti Aliventi on April 13, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

Note: Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and author Elle Cosimano for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased […]

Book Review: The Stolen Baby by L.G. Davis – Dysfunctional Families in Fiction

By Patti Aliventi on April 12, 2025 • ( 2 Comments )

Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture, and author L.G. Davis for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of […]

Movie Review: Quadrophenia – A Timeless Rock Film

By Patti Aliventi on April 11, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Written by Dave Humphries, Martin Stellman, and Franc RoddamDirected by Franc Roddam Quadrophenia: a personality split into four separate facets. An advanced state if schizophrenia, twice the normally accepted medical condition. Inability […]

Book Review – The White Storm: How Racism Poisoned American Democracy by Martin Gelin – Understanding Racism’s Role in America’s Current Climate

By Patti Aliventi on April 10, 2025 • ( 5 Comments )

Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Prometheus Books, and author Martin Gelin for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review […]