Defector Reads A Book Is Tackling 'Wuthering Heights' | Defector

"British director Emerald Fennell is making Wuthering Heights, an adaptation of the Emily Brontë classic loved by depressed and horny girls everywhere. Or, more precisely, she is making "Wuthering Heights," because, as she explained in a recent interview, "it is Wuthering Heights and it isn't-but really I'd say that any adaptation of a novel should have quotation marks around it." Well, OK!"

"Since it's Emerald Fennell, the movie is sure to have some weird sex stuff going on. Also, since it's Emerald Fennell, the movie will probably be bad. Either way, in anticipation of its release we have decided to read (or, in some cases, reread) the 1847 novel. Please join us as we engage in some turbulent yearning on the Yorkshire moors."

British director Emerald Fennell is making a film adaptation titled 'Wuthering Heights' of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel. The adaptation is presented as both Wuthering Heights and not, with the claim that any adaptation should have quotation marks around it. The production is expected to include unconventional sexual content associated with Fennell's work and faces skepticism about its likely quality. In anticipation of the release, a group will read or reread the 1847 novel. The group will convene on February 20 to engage with themes of turbulent yearning on the Yorkshire moors.

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