What is the author's tone in the memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Throughout the book, Jeanette adopts a consistent lyrical, personal, and deeply honest voice. Her writing has a musical quality that drifts from one thought to another. She uses many one sentence paragraphs to emphasize particular thoughts. This style mirrors the nature of thought itself, which is often fragmented and unstructured. As such, readers feel as if they have entered the mind of the writer. This internal tone is reinforced by the author's honesty and self-awareness when writing about herself and her past.