diff --git a/src/json_stream/base.py b/src/json_stream/base.py
index 8e03bc8..6da4db5 100644
--- a/src/json_stream/base.py
+++ b/src/json_stream/base.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import collections
 import copy
 from abc import ABC
-from collections import OrderedDict
-from itertools import chain
+from collections import OrderedDict, deque
+from itertools import chain, count as itertools_count, zip_longest
 from typing import Optional, Iterator, Any
 
 from json_stream.tokenizer import TokenType
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ def __len__(self) -> int:
     def __repr__(self):  # pragma: no cover
         return f"<{type(self).__name__}: {repr(self._data)}, {'STREAMING' if self.streaming else 'DONE'}>"
 
+    def __contains__(self, item):
+        self.read_all()
+        return item in self._data
+
 
 class TransientStreamingJSONBase(StreamingJSONBase, ABC):
     def __init__(self, token_stream):
@@ -158,6 +162,20 @@ def _load_item(self):
     def _get__iter__(self):
         return self._iter_items()
 
+    def index(self, item, start=0, stop=None):
+        for i, v in enumerate(self._iter_items()):
+            if i < start:
+                continue
+            elif stop is not None and i > stop:
+                break
+            if v is item or v == item:
+                return i
+        raise ValueError
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _index_args(*args):
+        return args[:args.index(None) if None in args else -1]
+
 
 class PersistentStreamingJSONList(PersistentStreamingJSONBase, StreamingJSONList):
     def _init_persistent_data(self):
@@ -183,6 +201,21 @@ def __getitem__(self, k) -> Any:
             pass
         return self._find_item(k)
 
+    def index(self, item, /, start=None, stop=None):
+        args = self._index_args(start, stop)
+        try:
+            return self._data.index(item, *args)
+        except ValueError:
+            return len(self._data) + super().index(item, *args)
+
+    def count(self, item):
+        self.read_all()
+        return self._data.count(item)
+
+    def __reversed__(self):
+        self.read_all()
+        return reversed(self._data)
+
 
 class TransientStreamingJSONList(TransientStreamingJSONBase, StreamingJSONList):
     def __init__(self, token_stream):
@@ -202,6 +235,25 @@ def _find_item(self, i):
                 return v
         raise IndexError(f"Index {i} out of range")
 
+    def index(self, item, /, start=None, stop=None):
+        if (start is not None and start < 0) or (stop is not None and stop < 0):
+            raise IndexError("Negative indices not supported for transient lists")
+        return self._index + super().index(item, *self._index_args(start, stop)) + 1
+
+    def count(self, item):
+        self._check_started()
+        # equivalent to but faster than sum(1 for i in self if i is item or i == item)
+        counter = itertools_count()
+        deque(zip((i for i in self._iter_items() if i is item or i == item), counter), maxlen=0)  # (consume at C speed)
+        return next(counter)
+
+    def __reversed__(self):
+        self._check_started()
+        # this approach releases memory as iterator advances
+        stack = deque(self._iter_items())
+        while stack:
+            yield stack.pop()
+
 
 class StreamingJSONObject(StreamingJSONBase, ABC):
     INCOMPLETE_ERROR = "Unterminated object at end of file"
@@ -275,6 +327,18 @@ def __getitem__(self, k) -> Any:
             pass
         return self._find_item(k)
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, Mapping):
+            return NotImplemented
+        self.read_all()
+        return self._data == other
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, Mapping):
+            return NotImplemented
+        self.read_all()
+        return self._data != other
+
 
 class TransientStreamingJSONObject(TransientStreamingJSONBase, StreamingJSONObject):
     def _find_item(self, k):
@@ -299,3 +363,9 @@ def keys(self):
     def values(self):
         self._check_started()
         return (v for k, v in self._iter_items())
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, Mapping):
+            return NotImplemented
+        not_equal = object()  # sentinel for length differences
+        return all(a == b for a, b in zip_longest(self.items(), other.items(), fillvalue=not_equal))