The chapter "Love" is a very short chapter, told from the perspective of an unknown narrator(?), giving insight into the loved things and emotions of the soldiers, talking about the special objects that the soldiers carried to make them feel more at home, and brings more insight about Jimmy Cross's feelings about Martha. I found this chapter to be insightful, although it didn't serve much purpose to me.
"Spin" puts a new perspective, or "spin" on the war as a whole, telling stories of peace. I also found it was a chapter that lacked substance, besides some more background information into the soldiers lives.
If "Love" was insightful then it did serve a purpose. What was the insight that you gained? "Spin" is worth rereading. I very much disagree that it lacked substance. It focuses on the chaotic nature of war--the contradictions inherent in a situation where boredom, fun, and friendship, and beauty are experienced at the same time as death, destruction, and horror.
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