So why do we have an appreciation society for a man not only fictional but evidently a reprobate? Well... "[B]ecause he's so pitiful and yet so heroic. He's got absolutely nothing going for him, and yet he manages to become a hero." --Ursula Pontmercy "I like him because he is the most human of all the Amis [de l'A B C]." --Joie "I don't think he's right about everything, but he has the basics down: life sucks, [Enjolras] is cute, and I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." --Quiara/Blondeau "Pessimists are fun" --French-fry "Sure, he's a drunk and a cynic, but in my belief, all he needs is a little love, friendship, respect, hope, and someone to get him away from that bottle... his adoration of Enjolras... conveys a sort of vulnerability that I find quite lovable." --Stefanie "I admire Grantaire's cynicism, as much as a cynic can admire anything in anyone." --Lisette "Less stiff, better sense of humor [than Enjolras]" --Dessa Asp "I love Les Mis... and, hey, I admire Grantaire. He didn't believe in much [of] anything, but like a moth to a flame, was attracted to the idea of belief... and of friendship." --Anais "Grantaire is such a complex character. He tries to drown tragedy, hopelessness, and depression in wine, but his drunken shell (what Enjolras sees) is thrown off, all that remains is a young man hoping for respect and acceptance even when he knows it isn't possible." --Suzanne