On the minimalist Fiction

In John Barth's "Minimalist Fiction" he talks about minimalist fiction is and  preaches less is more.When I read this I found it strange that the author was emphasizing less is more but throughout the writing he used  parenthesis and constantly used ellipsis. The author also conveyed that a writing needs to be simple and straight to the point so people can understand. I quite frankly can understand where John Barth is explaining because sometimes i just want to read a book or any type of writing that is straight forward and to the point.  John Barth writing is very realistic and easy to relate to.