diff --git a/BaseClasses.py b/BaseClasses.py
index 2203245f..329f6637 100644
--- a/BaseClasses.py
+++ b/BaseClasses.py
@@ -1104,6 +1104,7 @@ class Item():
     world: Optional[MultiWorld] = None
     game: str = "Generic"
     type: str = None
+    can_be_excluded: bool = True  # change manually if you want some non-advancement item to not be excluded
     pedestal_credit_text: str = "and the Unknown Item"
     sickkid_credit_text: Optional[str] = None
     magicshop_credit_text: Optional[str] = None
@@ -1117,6 +1118,8 @@ class Item():
         self.player = player
         self.code = code
 
+        self.can_be_excluded = not advancement
+
     @property
     def hint_text(self):
         return getattr(self, "_hint_text", self.name.replace("_", " ").replace("-", " "))
@@ -1136,6 +1139,10 @@ class Item():
     def __hash__(self):
         return hash((self.name, self.player))
 
+    @property
+    def can_exclude(self) -> bool: 
+        return not (self.advancement or self.smallkey or self.bigkey) and self.can_be_excluded
+
     @property
     def crystal(self) -> bool:
         return self.type == 'Crystal'
diff --git a/Fill.py b/Fill.py
index 95953695..3def9f91 100644
--- a/Fill.py
+++ b/Fill.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def distribute_items_restrictive(world: MultiWorld, gftower_trash=False, fill_lo
     restitempool = []
 
     for item in world.itempool:
-        if item.advancement:
+        if item.advancement or not item.can_exclude:
             progitempool.append(item)
         elif item.name in world.local_items[item.player]:
             localrestitempool[item.player].append(item)
diff --git a/worlds/generic/Rules.py b/worlds/generic/Rules.py
index 6167d86b..71a3b428 100644
--- a/worlds/generic/Rules.py
+++ b/worlds/generic/Rules.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def locality_rules(world, player):
 def exclusion_rules(world, player: int, excluded_locations: set):
     for loc_name in excluded_locations:
         location = world.get_location(loc_name, player)
-        add_item_rule(location, lambda i: not (i.advancement or i.smallkey or i.bigkey))
+        add_item_rule(location, lambda i: i.can_exclude)
 
 
 def set_rule(spot, rule):
diff --git a/worlds/minecraft/Items.py b/worlds/minecraft/Items.py
index d9ac85a2..881b8050 100644
--- a/worlds/minecraft/Items.py
+++ b/worlds/minecraft/Items.py
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ item_table = {
     "4 Emeralds": ItemData(45017, False),
     "Channeling Book": ItemData(45018, True),
     "Silk Touch Book": ItemData(45019, True),
-    "Sharpness III Book": ItemData(45020, True),
+    "Sharpness III Book": ItemData(45020, False),
     "Piercing IV Book": ItemData(45021, True),
-    "Looting III Book": ItemData(45022, True),
-    "Infinity Book": ItemData(45023, True),
+    "Looting III Book": ItemData(45022, False),
+    "Infinity Book": ItemData(45023, False),
     "4 Diamond Ore": ItemData(45024, False),
     "16 Iron Ore": ItemData(45025, False),
     "500 XP": ItemData(45026, False),
diff --git a/worlds/minecraft/__init__.py b/worlds/minecraft/__init__.py
index 9fd3052f..5e065391 100644
--- a/worlds/minecraft/__init__.py
+++ b/worlds/minecraft/__init__.py
@@ -96,4 +96,7 @@ class MinecraftWorld(World):
 
     def create_item(self, name: str) -> Item:
         item_data = item_table[name]
-        return MinecraftItem(name, item_data.progression, item_data.code, self.player)
+        item = MinecraftItem(name, item_data.progression, item_data.code, self.player)
+        if "Book" in name:  # prevent enchanted books from being excluded
+            item.can_be_excluded = False
+        return item