In the following essay, Waxman asserts that The Stone Diaries provides a fresh, positive, playful perspective on old age and death.

[In the following interview, which was conducted in December 1994, Shields discusses The Stone Diaries and her writing process.]

[Fitzgerald is an English novelist, biographer, and journalist. In the review below, she remarks favorably on The Stone Diaries.]

In the following review of Happenstance and The Stone Diaries, Pool argues that while similar in nature and focus, the latter is more complex.

[Parini is an American poet, novelist, critic, and educator. In the following review, he favorably assesses The Stone Diaries.]

In the following review of The Stone Diaries, Gussow provides background on the Shields's life and career.

[In the review below, Fee examines narration and the theme of domesticity in The Stone Diaries.]

[In the following excerpt, Koenig discusses the plot and themes of The Stone Diaries.]

[Brookner is an English novelist, nonfiction writer, critic, and translator. In the following review, she remarks favorably on The Stone Diaries, noting Shield's characterization and optimism.]

[In the following review, McGill discusses the main themes in The Stone Diaries.]

[Below, Sherman offers a mixed review of The Stone Diaries.]

[In the following review, Van Tuyl Clayton asserts that The Stone Diaries concerns "the universal problem of how ordinary men and women connect with one another and whether they are living authentic lives in an age of frightening change and equally frightening superficiality."]

[Summers is a Canadian journalist and short story writer. In the review below, she discusses the characters in The Stone Diaries.]

[In the following review, Messud remarks favorably on The Stone Diaries.]