It was largely what I expected, plus some, plus a whole lot more I did not expect. I enjoyed it. By halfway through, it was hard to put down!

Gone Girl is what you'd expect from the title, initially. The Amazing Amy, a beautiful woman married to a sharp bright man, a perfect match it would seem, has gone missing on the morning of their fifth anniversary. What I did not expect was the fast-paced and intricate detailing and plot-twisting that ensued in the fast-paced narrative that follows the initial disappearance. The story in Gone Girl is made more complex and engaging as the story is told both from the perspective of Amy herself, and her husband Nick, though this too is complicated, as the perspectives shift and twist as the story unfolds, the sensational story of the husband trying to bring his wife home in the midst of overwhelming evidence continually pointing to him as the murderer husband.

But is his cluelessness farced? Why is he so calm in the face of his wife's sudden and violent disappearance? And then there is Amy’s side of the story, as we read her diary and thoughts leading up to her disappearance.

By the end, I had no idea what to expect anymore. Gone Girl is thrilling and psychological throws a fascinated distorted light on intelligence and relationships between clever people.