What is the author's tone in the book, Nothing To Envy?

Nothing To Envy is written by Barbara Demick, a journalist from the United States who brings elements of her journalistic craft to this nonfiction book. The book’s tone is thus erudite and ideologically neutral, with Demick attempting to portray North Korea not as she believes it is or as it is portrayed to be, but rather merely as it is described to her.