I was reading this book while on holidays with friends. One night I was awoken at 5 am by the sound of my friend sneezing and sniffling, I was petrified. 3 days have passed though and no pandemic has broken out yet, so we're all good! 
 Hmm.. this book was very interesting to me, especially since it was my first post apocalyptic novel. It was a good move by the author to alternate between the present world and the pre- apocalypse world, using the life of one man and the people he was in contact with to tell the story of the apocalypse and of the end of civilization as we know it. 
 I'd say 3.5 stars. For while the book was unique to me and very well written, it lacked the WOW factor that would propel it to a 4 or 5 stars IMO. 
 The WOW factor isn't something tangible. It is just this feeling I get when I'm reading a book (doesn't necessary have to be a literary genius) and I can't put it down nor think of anything else but reading that book. Station Eleven, while perfect in every way, did not appeal to my subconscious reader.