Simple, Yet Brilliant

Glance through this book and you might think that writing is easy. The chapters are short, the language is regional and not flowery, and the author seems to get right to the point. But that's the thing--only the most ingenious writer could do what Alice does, and make it seem so simple. Despite the short chapters, you're drawn in, and you become one of them, watching from the sidelines. The language becomes yours, without it sounding at all forced or fake. And somehow, she is able to transport us with fewer (but better?) words than anyone else would need. Stellar.