I personally favor TAOCP much more than CLRS. TAOCP reads so much fun. The historical accounting is so appealing. "Algorithm design manual" is another my favor

I personally favor TAOCP much more than CLRS. TAOCP reads so much fun. The historical accounting is so appealing. "Algorithm design manual" is another my favorite. I never find CLRS appealing to read other than being used as a textbook in a formal class.