But it is striking how this performative engagement with politics feels so uncommon.
"I felt a something uncommon arise in my breast as we sat side by side," Nicol writes remembering an early infatuation with a female passenger on one of his ships.
As one begins an Ian McEwan novel – this is his 13th – one feels an immediate pleasure in returning to prose of uncommon clarity, unshowiness and control.
Likewise it is not uncommon to hear amputees describe how their prosthesis sometimes feels like part of their body when they use it in various everyday situations.
I don't believe that it's uncommon to feel happily exhausted after finishing a Byron Walden puzzle.
Once again, it's not uncommon to feel a vague sense of dread when walking down a shadowy street.
It's not uncommon to feel a bit helpless at the end of a news binge.
It is not uncommon to feel hesitant about taking a trip to volunteer.
It's not uncommon to feel voiceless when faced with any kind of uncomfortable sexual scenario even one that might feel mostly good.
Hurry Sickness and Time Famine: It isn't uncommon to feel that multi-tasking is the only way to get everything done.
