A life through lists

Rachel Yong in The Listness

Mar 20, 2020

20 Essential Quarantine Classics

Did you know these classics were written during the global pandemics of their time? It’s true. The…

Rachel Yong in The Listness

Apr 7, 2018

A List of Easter Eggs in Ready Player One

Welcome to my world — it’s kind of an Oasis. I’m an American girl and I look like that…

Rachel Yong in The Listness

Jan 11, 2018

“Reading Equal” in 2017

Twas a good reading year. This was the year I gave myself two new reading challenges: first, to “read my age” in…

Rachel Yong in The Listness

Jan 11, 2018

Impactful Reads of 2017

I read 38 books this year and successfully met my two new personal challenges to “read my age” and “read equal.”

Below are my most impactful reads of 2017, with a brief description and link to my full review. New this year is a list of impactful concepts that I…

Rachel Yong in The Listness

Jan 11, 2018

Goals for 2018

Volunteer 12 times. (I only made it to 9x last year — and did it all in two weeks — buuuut I can do better.)

Rachel Yong in The Listness

Jan 3, 2017

15 Shows to Remember from 2016

I saw 47 shows, workshops, or readings this year. The average rating I gave them was a 3.46! I’ve highlighted my top picks — or shows to remember — below, and included the full list at the bottom.

Rachel Yong in The Listness

Jan 1, 2017

Impactful Reads of 2016

This year I read 27 books. I’ve pulled the most impactful ones to the top and included the full list (in order of date read) below. Happy reading in 2017!