What is the author's tone in Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston?

The tone of the book is quite personable. It is set out quite clearly. The work runs chronologically. The author has written the book for the purposes of sharing her life story with those who may be interested in knowing it. There is an element of intimacy to it, in that, however edited, the work effectively encapsulates the over all feel and quality of Zora's life. There is something false about the intimacy in that readers have nothing but a book she has written and Zora is unable to comment on the life of whichever reader it is. At the same time, it is very true that intimacy is really knowing someone and also being known - through reading the autobiography Zora allows readers to really know her. At least, she is very effective at writing in a manner that gives readers this feeling.