What is the author's tone in The Diary of Anaïs Nin Volume One?

Stylistically, the tone of Anais Nin's diary is a warm kind of detachment much like an anthropologist's study of a remote and hitherto-unknown society. The freshness of her vision and skill at setting it down give the diary the immediacy of discovery so the reader is swept along by her series of new experiences. This sense of discovery, rather than a plot, is what carries the reader along through the sometimes-trivial, often-enlightening encounters she has with both American artists and expatriate Europeans. In some ways, the diary reads like a postcard from a friend visiting another country, with its "Oh, guess what I saw..." tone. She is wowed by movie stars, famous artists and writers, and the gargantuan size of America. But at the same time, Nin remains true to her artistic vision that it is only through the experiences and mind of one person, in this case the author, that one can capture the essence of a society and its values. Always, for her, the litmus test for any of her experiences in America is comparison with her friends and acquaintances in Paris. Often, because of this comparison, Nin seems to feel America is too crude, too raw and her diary reflects her sense of disappointment.