The 1847 novel Wuthering Heights has inspired dozens of screen adaptations, the latest of which is out now.
And if it feels like no one can agree on whether this latest version starring Aussie actors Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi is the best or the worst ever, there are complicating factors at play.
Because whether it's Wuthering Heights, or Little Women, Frankenstein, we love to argue over authenticity and the limits of creative licence.
Why do we get caught up when characters from a book jump off the page and onto the screen?