Your question is subjective, of course. It would certainly be possible to ask it of a given person, and that person might answer, "nothing". After all, difficult as it is for me to understand, there ARE those persons who do NOT find the novel interesting!
Also, we might ask the question of 20 persons, and all would have different answers, none totally agreeing with the others. Therefore, I cannot tell you exactly what is interesting about the book. You will have to read it and decide for yourself. However, I can give you a couple of suggestions of what makes it interesting to me. Perhaps these will give you some clues as to how to begin formulating your own answers.
First of all, I find the setting of the book to be quite interesting. The description of the heather, the rocky topography, the wind, etc., always evoke, for me, a land that is far removed from my own, and one that I would like to view.
I also like the Gothic nature of the book. The dark, brooding, questioning, uncertainty, passionate nature of the characters draw me into their personalities. "What makes them tick?"
And, of course, one cannot overlook the fact of the romances between the two main couples. Love and romance for one couple is extremely different from the love and romance of the other. The place of status in society of the era has much to do with their relationships, and makes their actions extremely interesting.
The fact that the novel was written by a woman, during a time when female writers were neither so numerous nor so appreciated as they are today, also gives me another reason to be interested in the book.
These are only some of the reason I find "Wuthering Heights" to be of great interest, and a novel that I have read more than once. I hope this will give you some starting places for your own conclusions.
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