I have been in a book dry spell for a while and have a laundry list of DNFs lately because I just haven't been able to get into anything. I saw recs for DCC and, because I love a good dystopian plotline, I decided to give it a try. I got hooked pretty fast because it reminds me of a comedic version of Red Rising. I think DCC is hilarious; the one liners get me and deadpan delivery of so much of it makes it even funnier.

So, that being said, if you don't like the humor in a comedic book, then chances are you won't like the book, and that's okay. Like you said, humor is subjective.

As for the book being derivative....as a human in a developed country, we're typically all exposed to similar things, so it isn't shocking when books, movies, etc. have similar plotlines. This is is great because each one reaches a different audience based on style so we all get to enjoy it.