YMMV / The Harp in the South

• Hilarious in Hindsight: A lot is said about how horrible Surry Hills is a place to live in and that the people who live there have a reputation and not much chance of getting a good job. Nowadays, Surry Hills is a rather expensive inner city area full of yuppies and art types.
• Tear Jerker:
  • Roie losing her baby.
  • The sequel when Roie dies in childbirth.
• Values Dissonance: A lot of people accuse this novel of being rather racist in terms of its attitude towards Chinese and Australian Aborgines, but this is what it was like at the time.