Blue Notebook Summary

Michael discusses with Anna the end of their affair. They argue whether or not it has been a great love affair. Anna decides to take the events of one day and record them as truthfully as she possibly can. On the day that Anna planned to write about, she put off writing until the next day because she was so unhappy. Anna wonders if her special attention to the events of the day made it different from others.

Anna wakes early thinking she has heard Janet awake in the next room. Anna lies with Michael and tries to imagine how it must feel to have his tragic background. As she lies in bed, Anna feels herself growing tense over the things she must accomplish in the day. Just as it is time for Janet to wake, Michael begins to have sex...