What is the author's tone in The Power of Silence: Further Lessons of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda?

The tone of THE POWER OF SILENCE is partly that of a graduate student report. It attempts to directly report the data without judging it. It gives the author's train of thought without apologizing for it and reports all the behaviors of the main characters, warts and all. Casteneda only gives us his view from within the story and does not explicitly state what he believes as a writer of the book. The tone of the book then attempts to be very objective; however, as one learns more about the author, a bias comes through. The real man Carlos Casteneda claimed that THE POWER OF SILENCE and his other writings of his time with don Juan were genuine. To this day, THE POWER OF SILENCE is marketed as a non-fiction book, although it has been clear for over two decades that THE POWER OF SILENCE is fraudulent. Many of don Juan's supposed quotes are derived from important other thinkers, such as Wittgenstein and C.S. Lewis. It is not clear whether don Juan Matus even existed. Thus, the tone must be understood as wholly deceptive in nature. It is presented impartially but appears to be a complete forgery and fabrication. The author intends to deceive his audience and while he never admitted this intent during his life, ample evidence from other sources shows this.