First ones off the top of my head would be UBIK by Phillip K Dick or either Stranger in a Strange Land or JOB by Heinlein.
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I sought of read it like a koan. It doesn't really have lot of narrative satisfaction - whilst certain elements are pretty cool. like the blue prints. But probably the most interesting plot device, which I felt 3 Body Problem borrowed was the concept of 'lineage hibernation' - which is also touched on in the bibles tales of early longevity.