I finished “While I Was Gone” a few days ago. I didn’t like it. For one thing, the “mystery” was pretty transparent early on. And more importantly, I couldn’t really sympathize with Joey, and I had a hard time buying that she and Daniel had that strong a relationship to begin with. I find it difficult to believe that a minister could have a strong relationship with a nonbeliever — or maybe he just wasn’t entirely convinced of his faith himself. I don’t know; I just didn’t care for the book.