I give Love Wins 5 stars for content, but 2 stars for writing style. I'm sure this was not an easy book to write, and I give Rob Bell a lot of credit for writing it anyway. The ideas that Bell discusses are not new and will be familiar to students of theology, but they are still controversial, especially in today's highly politicized religious climate. Bell is careful to only present ideas and never openly advocate for a particular position, but the mere suggestion that Hell might not be forever and salvation might be possible after death was enough to have him branded a heretic in some Christian circles. Others were thrilled to read a book by a modern day evangelist that depicts God's love as bigger and deeper than we could possibly imagine. I count myself as a part of the second group. I don't think it matters whether or not Bell himself is a universalist, or whether or not he actually holds any of the theological positions that he mentions in this book. However, I'm grateful that he was able to use his status as a highly visible "rock star pastor" to expose a new generation of Christians to these ideas and start the conversation. 
 That being said, I found Bell's writing style to be very distracting. I was interested in the subject and loved hearing what Bell had to say, but it was a challenge to finish the book. I understand that Love Wins was never intended to be a theological treatise, but the subject matter is fairly heavy, especially for people who have never been exposed to these ideas before. I think the book would have been significantly better if it had less prose and fewer open-ended questions thrown in for dramatic effect. This is a personal preference, and I'm sure there are people out there who love his style of writing, but it really took away from my enjoyment of the book.