Jean Valjean from Les Mis. There is just so much to his story. Jean Valjean’s transformation from the misanthropic convict who is (perhaps justifiably) angry at the world to a caring father and genuinely good man is beautiful in more ways than I can rightly express in a Reddit post.

The book is by no means an easy read, but few stories have caused me to return again and again to the characters, their lives and motivations like this one.