CLRS is a great book, I have read it, and other people should read it too. The first time I tried to read it I couldn't do the necessary math, so it took a bit more than two times through to grasp it.
TAOCP I generally recommend as a reference because I can only speak to its usefulness when used as a reference.
Edit: By "Other people" I do not mean "Other people who are doing graduate work" or "Other people who are in a senior level algorithms course." Really anyone who plans to do a significant amount of programming should read CLRS, even if he or she is still in high school.
TAOCP I generally recommend as a reference because I can only speak to its usefulness when used as a reference.
Edit: By "Other people" I do not mean "Other people who are doing graduate work" or "Other people who are in a senior level algorithms course." Really anyone who plans to do a significant amount of programming should read CLRS, even if he or she is still in high school.