Do you have an opinion about the new Jonathan Franzen covers?

Jonathan Franzen is an American author who people have opinions about. Some of those opinions are that he is a Big Important Literary Author. Some are that he is a big meanie jerkface who doesn’t get Twitter and is mean to Oprah. Many people have opinions who have never read any of his books. This week the covers for the newest novel, Purity, were revealed, which released a lot of cover opinions on Twitter. What do you think? Left is the US (FSG), right is the UK (4th Estate).

ETA: Jeff VanderMeer and I have suggested the following third cover:

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