My husband and I read it aloud in spring 2020- a multi-reread for me and first time for him. It was a rough choice, heh

I also reread some of The Hot Zone about Ebola/Marburg virus, so yeah, I think reading about historical plagues was part of processing the pandemic for me

Also same! My sister and I read Connie Willis and share her books, and I first picked up Doomsday Book at the library when I was in high school- because of the cover