TAOCP is in my opinion like the Bible. If you've "read" it, you probably didn't study the begats* and skimmed it out of order quite a bit.
* e.g. the fold-out charts in the tape sorting section
However, this is not in the modern editions, as apparently even the mainframe folks don't sort on tape any more.
(I am keeping the old set for nostalgia, and read/reference the newer volumes.)
TAOCP is in my opinion like the Bible. If you've "read" it, you probably didn't study the begats* and skimmed it out of order quite a bit.
* e.g. the fold-out charts in the tape sorting section