It depends on the results you want to get-- TAOCP and CLRS are completely different creatures. If you are expecting TAOCP to be an Algorithms textbook, you're

It depends on the results you want to get-- TAOCP and CLRS are completely different creatures. If you are expecting TAOCP to be an Algorithms textbook, you're going to be severely disappointed. Personally, I find TAOCP to be highly underrated. I find Knuth to be an utter joy (and just yesterday, greatly enjoyed watching the video of the 16th Annual Christmas Tree lecture.) CLRS is a great Algorithm textbook, but it's not the place to go to find why there is a Pi in the formula for the approximation of Catalan numbers.