I began reading Among the Thuds during my birthday. To be honest, this wasn't the ideal celebration, but as I began to read, I was more and more enthusiastic about the topic.

The book starts off with a train that isn't on time. Then, suddenly, it arrives to the station, filled with Liverpool fans singing "Liverpool la la la Liverpool la la la".

At first, you think is not a big deal (and I thought it was a little weird), but then I remembered the Chile-Colombia game. In which I was present. As soon as Colombia marked the first gol, the crowd went crazy, singing songs I did not know the lyrics. I understood how every fan is the same, every fan cheers and gets exited about his/her team winning, and get upsets when they loose.

A few pages after, I read how these Liverpool fans were actually very aggressive: "young males trashed trains, broke windows of your pubs, destroyed your cars, wreaked havoc on your town center". This reminded me of the "barras bravas" of Millinarios, Santafe and Nacional and how some times, there are victims during these events.

The main character was very scared and decided to sit in first class. To be honest, I would have done the same. Being in a situation where you don't know how to act and you feel exposed and frightened, is not easy. Specialy if you haven't been in one of those situations before.