Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
by Mikki Kendall
This reads like a 280-page Everyday Feminism article: lots of good points and ideas, bolstered by personal anecdotes, but essentially a series of abstract arguments and observations of common trends, aimed at people who already agree with the basic premises and haven't yet connected the dots. On reflection, I think what I was missing most was historical context. But this isn't the book for "how did we end up here?" or "what strategies have worked in the past?" Instead, Kendall is going for a broader survey, which is necessarily less in depth because it'd be ten times as long.
The language is quite straightforward, not "overly academic"; if you can read any of the pop feminist blogs you should be more than fine. There is an assumption of familiarity with various intra-feminist internet fights/campaigns of the last 5-10 years, but it usually doesn't interfere with comprehension of the larger point Kendall is making.
Do generally recommend for fellow white US feminists, especially anyone looking for a broad intro to the problems with and alternatives to white feminism.