My decision has nothing to do with the current situation but maybe it is no book to read at the moment because it seems to deal with the end of the world. On the one side.
On the other side, there might be people that _because_ of_ the fact that it deals with catastrophes, think, that it is an appropriate read for today‘s times because it‘s supposed to show empathy, solidarity and compassion. I can‘t say if it does so because I bailed on it.