I liked it a lot. I read all three books but only did a small fraction of the exercises. I had read quite a few easier algorithms books, but had never seen a

I liked it a lot. I read all three books but only did a small fraction of the exercises. I had read quite a few easier algorithms books, but had never seen a good treatment of less trendy things like external sorting algorithms or random number generators. I really like Knuth's writing. Of course the drawbacks are that the books don't have recent algorithms, and you have to deal with MIX assembly rather than your favorite language. They are not easy books. At the time I read them, I had a 45-minute bus commute each way, which gave me a nice forced reading window. I don't know if I'd make it through them today, without public transportation. Too many more entertaining things to read or do at home.